tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91441038948365353352024-03-05T05:57:11.025-08:00Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, KoreaSabira Kashkimbayevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18091903908974245919noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144103894836535335.post-73725057483241311552008-12-02T21:55:00.000-08:002009-01-07T23:45:59.802-08:00My life as an exchange student in KoreaHi guys! Sorry I haven't been updating the blog very much but I've just been having way too much fun here! My friend Ruben from the Netherlands said he wanted to share an article with you guys because he's convinced more people should come and visit Korea and SKKU. Of course I said yes, so here it is!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My life as an exchange student in Korea</span></span><br /><em>by Ruben</em><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Korea..?</span><br /><br />Let’s be honest. Not a lot of people know what Korea is really like. I think that’s a missed opportunity. As a student from the Netherlands who has traveled through Europe a lot and spent a year living in Japan, I can tell you that Korea is definitely a country that you should want to visit. That’s why I decided to share my experience with you. Hopefully it will inspire you to check out what Korea has to offer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The University</span><br /><br />After careful consideration, the University I chose to go to was SungKyunKwan University (SKKU). SKKU is located in the center of Seoul, the capital of Korea. In this city you can find anything you could imagine. It’s a huge city with around 10 million people living there (25% of South-Korea!). I’ll summarize the highlights: crowded clubs (even during weekdays! Me and Sabira love going out dancing), cheap beer and soju (Korean drink, 20% alcohol), great food for only a couple of euros, karaoke, lots of young people out on the street, modern theater performances (dancing, art, etc), fashionable shops... In other words; there’s simply loads to do.<br /><br />The campus itself is located on a hill, and while it’s relatively small compared to other Universities, it’s still a lot bigger than what you can find in the Netherlands. It’s also quite modern; in just about every building a computer room is available to you. There’s also a lot of effort being put into keeping the campus green, by planting a lot of trees and flowers. SKKU is built next to a 600 year old traditional Korean school, so those that are interested in experiencing Korean culture are in luck. I still visit the old school building from time to time, simply because it’s such a nice place.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8fmMDnokjLx_wn904DDaQqW4g1F7T_0cXNHLiEue2jcYYjjJHqfW-nIg5Joq0ZpxaCzTQMfCr0fFYTKhJuadCmpTEtgNhw3Uk-dbgL3KYxHsOrIO5OVIMZS5Tn9FVsiEiMztjuxq4ho/s1600-h/building.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8fmMDnokjLx_wn904DDaQqW4g1F7T_0cXNHLiEue2jcYYjjJHqfW-nIg5Joq0ZpxaCzTQMfCr0fFYTKhJuadCmpTEtgNhw3Uk-dbgL3KYxHsOrIO5OVIMZS5Tn9FVsiEiMztjuxq4ho/s400/building.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278140392193009074" border="0" /></a><em>The SKKU campus; lots of green, modern buildings.<br />Dutch Universities fall short in comparison.</em><br /></div><br />The dormitory is conveniently located near the University. This makes it easy to jump out of bed at the last minute and still be on time. Right now the Korean economy isn’t doing too well, but that’s a good thing for me because it means cheap prices. I only pay 160 euros per month for my room, which is dead cheap considering what you get for it. However there’s one disadvantage.. you have to share your room with a roommate. I live with a Chinese guy, and I have to say I’ve learned a lot about China through him, but I still would’ve liked to have had my own room. It’s a very nice and modern room (built quite recently). Every we cleaning lady’s come by to clean the room for you. You got your own bed, your own shower, blankets, internet, a shared kitchen on the 1st floor that is kept clean very well, a living room with TV and lounge-chairs, and a couple of computers.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Study</span><br /><br />Yup, it’s not only about having fun. Or is it? I actually enjoy studying here quite a lot. My main reason for coming here was to learn the the Korean language. They offer you a free intensive Korean course that takes 4 hours per day (from 9 to 1). It’s a lot, but you also learn a lot, and studying a language is actually quite fun. Personally I think that having fun while studying is very important. If you study what you enjoy, you will undoubtedly do very well. That’s why I love studying here.<br /><br />Of course there’s also a large variety of academic courses that you can choose from. The only disadvantage is that the courses that not all courses are taught in English, so you have to be selective. On top of that, if you take the language courses that means that you can only choose academic courses that start in the afternoon. Luckily they have a great system where you get to try any course that you want for the first week without binding yourself to it. I just tried every course that seemed somewhat interesting and I ended up with some very nice courses. My favorite one is "Game Workshop". In this course we discuss what it is for a game to be fun, and how you can apply that to the design process (harder than you think!). We have to do a lot of group projects which are always a lot of fun. My most recent project was about making a game that you could play on the street with people that are passing by. It ended up being a great success.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1m52lZS-p6_oqvkAfZfT3l8tNFzJqNeglvdH0CPh67_9Us8CJ5H4TR5sDYk0s1DG7ZMGH_1OCAk2_1HCTz57YQ15DBHyIET900fIpI0NFPE_KMZK4XisjIP-EgtkguOW_JYBtl1thRfc/s1600-h/game.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1m52lZS-p6_oqvkAfZfT3l8tNFzJqNeglvdH0CPh67_9Us8CJ5H4TR5sDYk0s1DG7ZMGH_1OCAk2_1HCTz57YQ15DBHyIET900fIpI0NFPE_KMZK4XisjIP-EgtkguOW_JYBtl1thRfc/s400/game.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278141004933310754" border="0" /></a><em>Our game-design consisted of going from one point to the other while<br />passing a bunch of balls over from one person to the next using pipes.<br />Pass the ball, run to the other side, repeat.</em><br /></div><br />I should tell you that if you want to come study in Korea you should first discuss with your own University whether you can get credit for the courses that you are doing here. In my case I don’t need any more credit. I just study because I want to learn something, not because of some peace of paper that says I did a good job. Also, my experience here gave me the time I needed to think about what I want to do in the future.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside of studying</span><br /><br />The amount of events on the campus is quite astounding. It seems that every few weeks there is something going on. The biggest event I’ve seen thus far was a concert with lots of famous Korean singers. "Yeah, they do that around twice a year here" said one of my Korean friends, as if it was normal! Another festival had lots of stands around the campus where you could buy food and drinks. At night people would gather and sit on the floor drinking and talking together. It was really nice.<br /><br />Koreans are simply very nice and social people. When you meet a friend they give you a pat on the shoulder or a firm handshake. Women here often walk arm in arm. In Japan I always had a hard time making friends because people tend to be a little distant there. Here it’s quite the opposite. Go to a bar with some classmates and after a few drinks, you’ve gained a few good new friends.<br /><br />There’s also quite a few student-organizations which you can join. Dancing, sports, study, drinking, you name it. A lot of these clubs have yearly events. They lure people to these events by sticking a colored rope to the ground which you can follow. This works very well. I’ve quite often seen some really good shows simply by following it. Recently I saw a show of one of the dancing clubs. They have a lot of clubs that are about dancing and they are really good at it here. After seeing the show I definitely want to try and join them.<br /><br />If you have any problems during your stay, you can visit the International Office of SKKU. The International Office consists of a bunch of people that are willing to help you out no matter what your problem is. SKKU has recently been trying to get more people to come to their University, and that’s why they really spend a lot of time trying to help you.<br /><br />The International Office also keeps you informed about any possible school trips. There are a lot of events and trips that you can participate in for free if you keep your eyes and ears open. Especially check out the posters that they put up around the International Office. Recently I’ve been invited by an organisation that helps foreigners in Seoul ("Seoul Global Center") to go on a tour. They gave us a short presentation about themselves, after which we had a very nice lunch followed by a trip to the museum. The highlight was the "b-boys" performance that we got to see. "b-boys" is the hippest dancing group in Seoul of the moment. The show was quite a spectacle. After the performance we got treated to a greatly luxurious dinner. We were also scheduled to go to Seoul-tower (a high tower with a great view of Seoul) but unfortunately I already had another appointment.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0p7iE4R73Q7th-ORrl72uLiFw3_GWJqGIdgi4xKy8O83RxVSXhiJXCH5P94yvJKy-QtRJNoZ5MBf2hieILkT9-hEm0mWUmVP_vKIj3tXghPARWDjJuyuBHXTjFQcR8ARUNZ33pFCRUFs/s1600-h/robot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0p7iE4R73Q7th-ORrl72uLiFw3_GWJqGIdgi4xKy8O83RxVSXhiJXCH5P94yvJKy-QtRJNoZ5MBf2hieILkT9-hEm0mWUmVP_vKIj3tXghPARWDjJuyuBHXTjFQcR8ARUNZ33pFCRUFs/s400/robot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278141609320322386" border="0" /></a><em>The“b-boys” performance; </em><em><br />dancing like a robot in suits that lit up in the dark.</em><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Money</span><br /><br />Money is of course always an issue when you are studying abroad. If you go as an exchange student, it means that you have to pay your own University. If you’re European like me, that means that it’s going to be cheap. Also you should contact the International Office of your school to see if there’s any scholarships available. One possible scholarship program is called ASEM-DUO. You can get up to 4000 euros for a period of 4 months or longer. Depending on what country you’re from it may or may not apply to you, but you should definitely check it out: www.asemduo.org<br /><br />If you’re in luck, and the economy doesn’t recover by the time you want to go, Korea may be very cheap for you. Especially for people from the US or Japan right now. Even if the economy does recover it’s still cheap if you’re from Europe. Food is only a couple of euros and your room also doesn’t cost too much. Scholarships are often very much possible to obtain as long as you put in the effort. You could additionally try to contact the Korean ambassy in your country to see if they have additional information about scholarships.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The facts</span><br /><br />Lots of possibilities to study, nice people, cheap, and you get to do a lot of events and trips for free. A great experience I’d say. There really isn’t any reason why you couldn’t go. Maybe you’re still in doubt and still have some remaining questions. I would recommend that you just contact the SKKU International Office and ask, because they are always willing to help possible students. You can find the contact details on the <a href="http://www.skku.edu/eng">SKKU website</a>.<br /><br />Maybe you want to go, but you don’t have the time. Well, even then there’s a solution. SKKU has a very attractive Summer School program. Depending on what University you are from, you may or may not get a discount, but it’s worth going there even if you have to pay for it. During a period of 5 weeks you get a bunch of very interesting courses. A school trip is also organized every week. And of course lots of fun with all the other students from all over the world. It’s basically everything I’m experiencing here put together in a 5-week package. If you go in 2009 you may even meet me, because I’m planning to join the Summer School again.<br /><br />Want to go? Ask the International Office of your University and they’ll be able to help you.<br /><br />Website SKKU: <a href="http://www.skku.edu/eng">www.skku.edu/eng</a><br />Scholarship ASEM-DUO: <a href="http://www.asemduo.org/">www.asemduo.org</a><br /><br />Promotional SKKU video:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PhUsIptFtgU&hl=ko&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PhUsIptFtgU&hl=ko&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Sabira Kashkimbayevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18091903908974245919noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144103894836535335.post-26679684653795903692008-06-25T20:37:00.000-07:002009-01-07T23:23:56.981-08:00SKKU Summer School get started!<strong>International Summer School SKKU 2008 gets started!</strong><br /><br />I think that it is one of the most important events in history of Sungkyunkwan University. Become global it is what SKKU look for since releasing International Student Exchange program in University. But this program is special, even unique, because it is held for the first time and its core concept is "Culture, Business and technology in East Asia"!<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/20yEpVX03ss&hl=" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" fs="1" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>23rd of June...Orientation Day!</strong><br /><br />This day we first met all students who came from 32 countries! Could you imagine??? Totally 150 International students and 150 Korean students joined International Summer School in SKKU!<br />Orientation Day was held in memorial 600th anniversary building, millennium hall. First we were greeted by Summer school staff and we were given some gifts such as notebooks with SKKU logo, Korea travel guide book, and International Summer School T-shirt! </div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOp6GW7JzWkyQT6brPgd9ORAdmzQzH5mpbR5-PcXR1afTPpr4dmjQ6S7WOwF_40d_ACYls-pvzk-wNQVldR4GB0Tvcv-2CabLBkX3E8OdobS9xKUZcBRWKAmwv4RTQCz6iZdG0c5UtJ8/s1600-h/IMG_0623.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228353563201198946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOp6GW7JzWkyQT6brPgd9ORAdmzQzH5mpbR5-PcXR1afTPpr4dmjQ6S7WOwF_40d_ACYls-pvzk-wNQVldR4GB0Tvcv-2CabLBkX3E8OdobS9xKUZcBRWKAmwv4RTQCz6iZdG0c5UtJ8/s200/IMG_0623.JPG" width="190" border="0" /></a></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7z4f8dOsMpCZirll9S-FIXQop1mq1WTJgzIqfQw65BsXoqZhP34w-oBoFLdlgpYe3tEyDzrUC_pphyphenhypheneH8Qm_YLNlj_pSwDkrbT1cvxc7q9AMXQyWaekbur6lopZoux2JGcVWKuxBA1j4/s1600-h/IMG_0599.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228353564293364434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 201px; HEIGHT: 134px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7z4f8dOsMpCZirll9S-FIXQop1mq1WTJgzIqfQw65BsXoqZhP34w-oBoFLdlgpYe3tEyDzrUC_pphyphenhypheneH8Qm_YLNlj_pSwDkrbT1cvxc7q9AMXQyWaekbur6lopZoux2JGcVWKuxBA1j4/s200/IMG_0599.JPG" width="210" border="0" /></a></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvsEh8t3gXK9tY9rI1fWRkCUDsUD8fcrLp4poYi5Z5c88YFAZPd5g4neqP3XMUGcud7PVEi5Ctss0Ts1ArHRS0GCwuiXzxEThOMdcEk7xqCROWUIE4cYiGeq1TaaxE7h12XvQq92mTfI/s1600-h/168892028_01403971_IMG_0787.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227977992529339858" style="WIDTH: 192px; HEIGHT: 170px" height="170" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvsEh8t3gXK9tY9rI1fWRkCUDsUD8fcrLp4poYi5Z5c88YFAZPd5g4neqP3XMUGcud7PVEi5Ctss0Ts1ArHRS0GCwuiXzxEThOMdcEk7xqCROWUIE4cYiGeq1TaaxE7h12XvQq92mTfI/s200/168892028_01403971_IMG_0787.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWDPTOBz8VCeZJ9DwotV5nY-Qsb_drJc9T6ROYfnISURl_05SY3aTHpez-FxyTAvkuDfsMn_i7INBacM13-B4GerZKaMlTjl-eQNeiOugDysUcWcjlVEkg0Cdbaf-KZBvtEBvqolTVlw/s1600-h/168892028_f7ce1290_IMG_0606.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227979725347375762" style="WIDTH: 205px; HEIGHT: 170px" height="157" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWDPTOBz8VCeZJ9DwotV5nY-Qsb_drJc9T6ROYfnISURl_05SY3aTHpez-FxyTAvkuDfsMn_i7INBacM13-B4GerZKaMlTjl-eQNeiOugDysUcWcjlVEkg0Cdbaf-KZBvtEBvqolTVlw/s200/168892028_f7ce1290_IMG_0606.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>We were divided into group numbers. In each group there are 10 representatives of different countries. Also each international student was given with Korean buddy. I think that really works for exchanging cultures efficiently and enjoyably.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oA4Vm8FcsLODrj-8RC-K-qRuS2-jYdoZctU5D2s-HmFk_-42nNK29UKLCiU30-rFqIG1RpsqxLEWQ8ySiP0qsa7Hyz6a7PKxPYNRbd54yTq3cj82qoUR_OgN7u1EuPt02CBuyRwc_zc/s1600-h/168892034_150ef405_IMG_0874.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228253791862417186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oA4Vm8FcsLODrj-8RC-K-qRuS2-jYdoZctU5D2s-HmFk_-42nNK29UKLCiU30-rFqIG1RpsqxLEWQ8ySiP0qsa7Hyz6a7PKxPYNRbd54yTq3cj82qoUR_OgN7u1EuPt02CBuyRwc_zc/s200/168892034_150ef405_IMG_0874.jpg" width="194" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHo-xnOjEJTBQH1ogd66Or-zfbhI5eqQOVaCgLPSXPrySTtwadr5PPH7Hdp8eTRNAQMvs4ddv03_Gb3rv5nDKXni_-LAqBr4EgKCZXrJ4QW8NQm6G-eR-r36J18xMOWxnLNqLMm50h5cw/s1600-h/168892028_5a554bd5_IMG_0816.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227959484612231810" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 208px; HEIGHT: 135px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaWVzrBQAju5-J2MThVG0cYfX-Q1Xs9GnLUy3rOyelZopNh8qxxmA98JlU7vy991MHyEs5dX2bRMoeB0GHIipgmfF5Rf4FL-ig2OCvf3ThFRMZsXCyhFmjCorvLEa0DTjJ0xKwajC93Q/s200/168892034_563d5c57_IMG_0862.jpg" width="125" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_V10VmtsOLjDJOOBUkaViHLMkpFn_xUQVB1zielUNwfZN8hD5D2KSg8g34_daMK3qmHofBOtzE9cFDYe7LNiUhvxrAIAG0aAYtpoBAKMKA2FN58JMLA6SWHdrFQ9MKOxPQynkIhu65s/s1600-h/168892034_187f6762_IMG_0888.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227980447910712930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_V10VmtsOLjDJOOBUkaViHLMkpFn_xUQVB1zielUNwfZN8hD5D2KSg8g34_daMK3qmHofBOtzE9cFDYe7LNiUhvxrAIAG0aAYtpoBAKMKA2FN58JMLA6SWHdrFQ9MKOxPQynkIhu65s/s200/168892034_187f6762_IMG_0888.jpg" border="0" /></a>Orientation has started with welcoming speech of organizers of Summer school, and after that we were watching performance from SKKU dance club. Then we were introduced to overall purpose of the program, what we can expect from program, what are the main objectives, and what values it contains. Also during orientation we were provided with basic teachings of Korean most often used <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfu8mMiU689CVAG_9qqRZIA_iXEowGEMuRyeTqawvadkTBhjVevJAhrEHo1WSl3AM0MkWWjC7pwkvcNXMPCd9OK-jR-haNK96OvLuXQcHVZqFkAcow3SXbf94U_wMQGcjwRnTdCuCVKj8/s1600-h/168892028_40b10730_IMG_0807.jpg"></a>expressions such as 안녕하세요 (Hello), 감사합니다 (thank you) and etc. I think many students enjoyed that! Also we watched Korea Sparkling Video, we learnt some basic cultural issues, and also we were shown the places that we can visit in Korea to experience culture, to get know history, as well as to see beautiful natural scenery in Korea.<br />What was surprising for me is that usually at the first day people are really shy and they don’t talk too much, they just try to keep some distance so that then to get know each other. But in Summer <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo54FlynXOQBSnvNayLxusjpIdfdVugTydHkkIJErLomhLXg_xb9NYKNZ9jo35n9SMM2jZMSCfNisRt0SxULdJdEY-vgtYqEW034bnWSm5oZbpc_MxXht5m0Yj8DBvsTaJ5_rQ8ziRDyw/s1600-h/168892028_8f2b4350_IMG_0692.jpg"></a>S<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxaC1Iuake1iABjYRXYZ9twL17dTLEeMZKdA7pPi3DbV3UYGVc1xZWrqwsTDdXus-cX02j2npoXNrZZlY551Hy86u2zFngL_xzxs66PWB_8TPH_j8YT8WD4rBKkofi3wyGl8a-380yNJ0/s1600-h/168892028_ef5aef20_IMG_0799.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227981335904492674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 128px" height="138" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxaC1Iuake1iABjYRXYZ9twL17dTLEeMZKdA7pPi3DbV3UYGVc1xZWrqwsTDdXus-cX02j2npoXNrZZlY551Hy86u2zFngL_xzxs66PWB_8TPH_j8YT8WD4rBKkofi3wyGl8a-380yNJ0/s200/168892028_ef5aef20_IMG_0799.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a>chool everything is different, everyone is so ambitious and active, all people are involved in dynamic flow of events, building strong friendship and enjoying time in Korea. When official part of orientation has finished, we were treated with delicious dinner of Korean cuisine. During this time we switched from one table to another meeting new people, having conversations and enjoying food! After orientation ended, all summer school students, international and Korean buddies decided altogether to go to bar in order to mark in memory the first day in International Summer School.<br />Well, what can I say is that first day in Summer School was really remarkable and we really enjoyed that day!=) </div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QgWGdGRLvv1r2Esdxa53jrxfiXQCeAZDzttrgGVPuibCkAPLp7USUf1Y-yiCC6nFOWY4t9LeJtm7xJFXY2fwOdLsbPdvS6aavZ7P6r8SnU8hjvng_e2ZgCHIx4IRU2O3bR7d_wpsKVM/s1600-h/168892028_118039d4_IMG_0854.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228258525401412994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 199px; HEIGHT: 134px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QgWGdGRLvv1r2Esdxa53jrxfiXQCeAZDzttrgGVPuibCkAPLp7USUf1Y-yiCC6nFOWY4t9LeJtm7xJFXY2fwOdLsbPdvS6aavZ7P6r8SnU8hjvng_e2ZgCHIx4IRU2O3bR7d_wpsKVM/s200/168892028_118039d4_IMG_0854.jpg" width="214" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHGKMC3CqnPaDUdeTlUBUcLhKp9u-cFLGzDoR1YPL-WXt1-8XztiifKGlKp9hEAG4gML0vKsNGkVpl1yRdZdCilFkN6vjWqr9sBvLnIOAPxzW6fQFLb97d1AHTfytdfO8K91yp0C6OVw/s1600-h/168892028_7d3b9fd4_IMG_0802.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228257807761813842" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 212px; HEIGHT: 140px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxIGvdDC_AH6Z9tZzy3esfyCZamHDbxnSvvzLKAGPzUgZokiZdt40yr0QagzNrMnPLXyG6h2MYJhDzVQaYotAHKUCxoAdXRl8p4HcQ3z4j3kXooRbwbD9Ci7_RPfqxh4dMpbrstLlDds/s200/IMG_0727.JPG" width="227" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong>Dormitory life during International summer school!</strong><br />Its early morning but you already can hear voices downstairs! Summer school students are ready to start new day in Seoul!<br />Life in dorm cardinally changed since Summer School get started! So many new people! Dorm reflects the dynamic and speedy life of Summer school students, who actively participate in everyday life activities with the purpose not to waste time and live a day so that remember it for whole life!<br />Everyone is so nice and friendly and at the same time everyone is so unique! While talking to them you feel how different they are, their way of behaving, acting and their culture gives big drive to show that each country has its own tremendous background that applies for building national uniqueness and significance. It’s really cool to experience that and Summer school is like solution or opportunity to wide your knowledge about world through interacting in multicultural society.<br />The first floor in the dorm is like meeting place. You will always see people, who meet there in order to talk, plan their travel schedules, play ping-pong, or order pizza and watch movies on TV. Just passing by and seeing smiling faces that say Hi to you make you already happy and in a good mood! Dorm during Summer School is like fulfiller of energy from positive and active people! ^^<br /><br /><strong>Distinguishing faculty! Summer school classes…</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOiGJ9C6QE6OTSJByTMF7iDnikJ1p_7VHmvB9JGkbtesIbnpwCVxinR1xoMaKg_CYULzmybPCNg5jU4qMSHFbFI_nv-yFyXcCsC-cCAk88vNWXSiSabY94rv-xD0fhDr2qUTyyX3GJz0/s1600-h/IMG_9845.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228303281470134674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOiGJ9C6QE6OTSJByTMF7iDnikJ1p_7VHmvB9JGkbtesIbnpwCVxinR1xoMaKg_CYULzmybPCNg5jU4qMSHFbFI_nv-yFyXcCsC-cCAk88vNWXSiSabY94rv-xD0fhDr2qUTyyX3GJz0/s200/IMG_9845.JPG" border="0" /></a>One of the core advantages of Summer School in SKKU is distinguishing faculty. To this program professors have been invited from around the world. Their teaching universities are well-known for the superior quality of education and its world class level. The Summer School program is considered unique because it offers more than just to experience culture; it also gives us opportunity to experience high quality <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigm9dNEt7pvcCXQ5gZCvtANGMzGTr9-W8FHgRheRqkJVPzqxRjjxRskvyeRglUlxi97nbfmPsStPtyPIXgjGjN2ASXAyrKdftJsMbKZeo-cOSkr3qfn2TvoujoaDT4NiEt0kGbWgdyKk/s1600-h/IMG_9881.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228304286438080146" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigm9dNEt7pvcCXQ5gZCvtANGMzGTr9-W8FHgRheRqkJVPzqxRjjxRskvyeRglUlxi97nbfmPsStPtyPIXgjGjN2ASXAyrKdftJsMbKZeo-cOSkr3qfn2TvoujoaDT4NiEt0kGbWgdyKk/s200/IMG_9881.JPG" border="0" /></a>educational system through diversity that is reached between International students from 32 countries and distinguished faculty. I even heard that many students came to Summer School with wish to attend lectures of such professors as Charles Hampden-Turner who is from Cambridge University, UK; Professor John Lie from University of California, Berkeley; Professor Hong Kal from York University, Canada. Also there is list of other distinguished professors from world-class universities such as Professor <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4W7POXlvshJ-gTTTgiRb4auYqqvh8rF1WVCImcRG6rrXaxp7dF2g9gYch6AtwZoagSJ8bEinbhQbBWhO-v9E24_7ewnqThSujERgE3jAfgskk0BRpZrNpjMnPJwSys6ZLTKAPeCmn2x8/s1600-h/IMG_9919.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228304963107714898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4W7POXlvshJ-gTTTgiRb4auYqqvh8rF1WVCImcRG6rrXaxp7dF2g9gYch6AtwZoagSJ8bEinbhQbBWhO-v9E24_7ewnqThSujERgE3jAfgskk0BRpZrNpjMnPJwSys6ZLTKAPeCmn2x8/s200/IMG_9919.JPG" border="0" /></a>Raymond Ferris Abelin, from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, professor Reuben Mondejar from city University of Hong-Kong (he graduated from Harvard University), Professor Jon Sigurdson from well-known Europe School- Stockholm School of Economics which is found in Sweden, and he is specialist in global Innovation systems, another Professor- Margaret Tan, she is deputy director of Singapore Internet Research Center, and she teaches in Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, Professor Edward Romar from University of Massachusetts at Boston, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZKb-utZTS2yD6zxC11M3v27QnxsqLTUsFjSD6FMjYgIO6SLERswebIbHziHH6S3EgoXhQOa2YIiqVyRrXAQeE2M4NIZVlJbgxLsiLmaahZGZByfp1YOKPphKIHuPNOM2yVM1HF1YSTU/s1600-h/DSC00115.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228305597183418642" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZKb-utZTS2yD6zxC11M3v27QnxsqLTUsFjSD6FMjYgIO6SLERswebIbHziHH6S3EgoXhQOa2YIiqVyRrXAQeE2M4NIZVlJbgxLsiLmaahZGZByfp1YOKPphKIHuPNOM2yVM1HF1YSTU/s200/DSC00115.JPG" border="0" /></a>U.S.A (college of business, formerly with IBM corporation), Professor Abidin Kusno from University of British Columbia, Canada (and he is Canada Research Chair in Asian Urbanism and Culture), and Professor Sook-Jong Lee from Sungkyunkwan University, and her lectures are about Globalization in East Asia.<br />Listing all professors who came for that program, I feel even proud of myself that I have such a chance to attend their lectures. The knowledge backgrounds that they provide are about Business, Technology and Culture in East Asia which supports the essential core concept of International Summer School in SKKU.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtr5RAvY9CRf4xD7DNacI2gZSB3M-PI_I4B0XPbTyhRzQMuiPCXluOP8l4nhIJ0uO1KBEI5siDEw2Gyk1yxx6rMP2hqfYDXiCB1fqpxFO5Q2JZgQFSbNvE8wDcCWiBxanzW3xc9u9VJeI/s1600-h/IMG_0042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228306098335117218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtr5RAvY9CRf4xD7DNacI2gZSB3M-PI_I4B0XPbTyhRzQMuiPCXluOP8l4nhIJ0uO1KBEI5siDEw2Gyk1yxx6rMP2hqfYDXiCB1fqpxFO5Q2JZgQFSbNvE8wDcCWiBxanzW3xc9u9VJeI/s200/IMG_0042.JPG" border="0" /></a>Well, first of all we were really excited about lectures that we are going to attend. At the first day when the lectures were about to start, we all kept silent expecting to see very strict professors who are really strict at following rules and whose educational process was like “just listen to me, because I’m a specialist”! What was surprising is that during the lectures we felt so free in expressing our own opinions, in determining possible cases, and what professors always tried to do is <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9C-F-QMaYZcmHSsXcoxR2ZlNWz79fp9uk-XUzTkCZy2jEFM2yLP8mmU06Zq7ks_GJe0H1bgUEYmhkDzv57HmXWDxTycYdcD2ntqOrIRalk1Yu4VVQgxzT3HpsFXOyUBw8dWBWtKpQayw/s1600-h/x_2c2d4622.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228306211043139842" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9C-F-QMaYZcmHSsXcoxR2ZlNWz79fp9uk-XUzTkCZy2jEFM2yLP8mmU06Zq7ks_GJe0H1bgUEYmhkDzv57HmXWDxTycYdcD2ntqOrIRalk1Yu4VVQgxzT3HpsFXOyUBw8dWBWtKpQayw/s200/x_2c2d4622.jpg" border="0" /></a>to involve us in wide-scale discussions where we could create even acting scenes and perform them in front of huge audience. Especially that was really unforgettable experience during the lectures of Professor Charles Hampden-Turner from Cambridge University (course-Comparative Business and Culture in East and West), because every lecture we were given particular cases that are about doing business in East and West, and we were not only required to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxfuklUNEWcl_kRRbxtogqDIN6mX0yvFV_zgbJi4V-hKwsEZodWLfb7ubScz1Jatp5UulQZNHZCgBHnR7EKvec7C9bmbAbke0U5R6ssx_Da47437T1r8Jm1tRsJblKNOt8jFd7qt9gro/s1600-h/Charles+Hampeden-Turner+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228306449513404162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxfuklUNEWcl_kRRbxtogqDIN6mX0yvFV_zgbJi4V-hKwsEZodWLfb7ubScz1Jatp5UulQZNHZCgBHnR7EKvec7C9bmbAbke0U5R6ssx_Da47437T1r8Jm1tRsJblKNOt8jFd7qt9gro/s200/Charles+Hampeden-Turner+%282%29.JPG" border="0" /></a>discuss about problems or behaving issues but also we were asked to act on the stage in order to create real atmosphere and to feel how it works in reality. That was really exciting and unforgettable experience. Also all professors were so open and easy-going, we really felt so easy to express our opinions, and the environment that was created during lectures was like friend to friend interacting. I learnt a lot from Summer School program, now I see how different cultures and values in east and west, how businesses in East countr<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSSV5-zTMfO1vus-o8_4a4_cDOjxgIDdCWlt5dgIymMJAAL-XpJGpuy9Pat_Hx4Nr3UuARrG__vnHVpa_gZ5ZiV_R9adrPeadU3dbX567s6e2xTGBFyN1WZz7h6HKOctwbBQ5CLtk6GA/s1600-h/Charles+Hampeden-Turner+(4).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228307001356346946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSSV5-zTMfO1vus-o8_4a4_cDOjxgIDdCWlt5dgIymMJAAL-XpJGpuy9Pat_Hx4Nr3UuARrG__vnHVpa_gZ5ZiV_R9adrPeadU3dbX567s6e2xTGBFyN1WZz7h6HKOctwbBQ5CLtk6GA/s200/Charles+Hampeden-Turner+%284%29.JPG" border="0" /></a>ies operate, what are the most important issues that they determine, also I even can predict some possible behaving tactics from east companies that face particular problem. Now I see that attention of global environment turns to East Asia, particularly to China, which is considered second largest economy in the world, also before attending Summer School program I even couldn't’t realize that success in East Asian countries, in terms of globalizing activities could be also considered <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVKYInD4jXz-hUto3Xw10YGIXkCiY7i59tlk_T4MpST6VC2FgZuIBw1ISTCSaLkd2_k4E-v5PNomXWsI7ZJnX732Cc3f_aJ8SjWfu_pvZye_rIq_kQJ2kdZcOiFPod0wkinb5CiZiYE8/s1600-h/DSC00088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228307452846119938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVKYInD4jXz-hUto3Xw10YGIXkCiY7i59tlk_T4MpST6VC2FgZuIBw1ISTCSaLkd2_k4E-v5PNomXWsI7ZJnX732Cc3f_aJ8SjWfu_pvZye_rIq_kQJ2kdZcOiFPod0wkinb5CiZiYE8/s200/DSC00088.JPG" border="0" /></a>as obtainment from teachings of great Confucius, who was philosopher in 551 BC, China. With the help of Summer School in SKKU with the main concept “Culture, Business and Technology in East Asia” I wide my knowledge about East Asia, I opened some new perspectives in understanding Asian culture, its values and norms, and its relationship to values, and also I realized how it became important to consider East Asian countries when case concerns with global economy, business and technology. 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One of them that was really for me exciting and unforgettable is Youngju trip.<br />Youngju is one of the smallest cities in South Korea, and it takes only 2.30 hour to get there. Although this city is not well-known among even Koreans, this city has a lot of admirable places that really represent traditional heritage and historical importance in Korea’s history.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CPDIkbXDUPQ&hl=ko&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CPDIkbXDUPQ&hl=ko&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Visit to KT&G.</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kVFypPARkmVXbkoDI9Q1R3retZhn35qxgK7f8YtdndS-TJVUAaZJ4KU8kZoRxv9uqJEVFclvvN3zS1_V0bzTWHlTfZeKNe0SUyr8HsrzmaJeFAqWyevXUxKssRQypP9KekFKV-E2T3w/s1600-h/168561534_c9d919d3_DSC_0013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228295771755043474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kVFypPARkmVXbkoDI9Q1R3retZhn35qxgK7f8YtdndS-TJVUAaZJ4KU8kZoRxv9uqJEVFclvvN3zS1_V0bzTWHlTfZeKNe0SUyr8HsrzmaJeFAqWyevXUxKssRQypP9KekFKV-E2T3w/s200/168561534_c9d919d3_DSC_0013.jpg" border="0" /></a>First we were introduced to Tobacco making factory, called KT&G. As following the main thematic of our program “Business, culture, and technology of East Asia”, Summer school tried to introduce not only elements of Korean traditional heritage in filed trip, but also today’s business environment in Korea, and its importance on local as well as global market. KT&G, originally "Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation,” is the leading tobacco company in South Korea with sales over two billion US dollars per year with significant profits on a consistent basis. As we were presented, KT<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRB_2VpzIhbdqqYhyphenhyphenCW8lmFxxwC-ooe1VzJNsLhucs4TT2ja_Hq5bynnH3USkF2ob6AgXxWqV6_FYrWv-7bbYzka0j8mCGJcAvz76VBLA7sn4_j9Dg4iftp1u_LtSAYRvJEHzEiW2i-sQ/s1600-h/DSC_0053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228321795706683234" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRB_2VpzIhbdqqYhyphenhyphenCW8lmFxxwC-ooe1VzJNsLhucs4TT2ja_Hq5bynnH3USkF2ob6AgXxWqV6_FYrWv-7bbYzka0j8mCGJcAvz76VBLA7sn4_j9Dg4iftp1u_LtSAYRvJEHzEiW2i-sQ/s200/DSC_0053.JPG" border="0" /></a>&G produces some of the most popular Korean cigarette brands, such as The One, Indigo, Arirang, This, This Plus, Zest, Esse, Raison, and Lo Crux. It also enjoys growing success outside Korea, especially through its super slims brand Esse in Russia and other eastern European markets. KT&G also has significant affiliates such as a ginseng corporation, a pharmaceutical firm, and several bio ventures. After presentation of KT&G Company, we were brought to main factory where manufacturing process takes place. We were shown the process of producing the tobacco products. That was really incredible experience, we saw how huge the factory is, and the most important <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHG469s42X_EtJL4m719lDPJs63msx6wi22_Qnw_skbIQf2QjRS6GIoUZheEDVc6HGFa0r1WbzMyhDKPuUtzKyWlPpaR3I2MpDSQI6Cwk33IhCWz01M_dm9ABFjNsHVeY19z9DGYTuMw/s1600-h/168561534_74ac1196_DSC_0015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228294975150639570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHG469s42X_EtJL4m719lDPJs63msx6wi22_Qnw_skbIQf2QjRS6GIoUZheEDVc6HGFa0r1WbzMyhDKPuUtzKyWlPpaR3I2MpDSQI6Cwk33IhCWz01M_dm9ABFjNsHVeY19z9DGYTuMw/s200/168561534_74ac1196_DSC_0015.jpg" border="0" /></a>fact that we notice is that role of technology nowadays is so significant, almost everything in the factory were operated by machines and robots. Only few people were there, just walking around and making sure that everything is under control. Also we were shown how materials are stored, which appropriate temperature must be set, and how finished products are shipped. And at the end of our excursion we were given some gifts, and some ginseng beverage that company produces. That excursion was really helpful for us to get know more about Korean foremost manufacturing companies, and its significance in the world market.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrToJy2n6KA_c88JTqm_bnLYKbS7WdT0prjZC-QlTbPb0novPHPHsGUA_0B3Qeh-nFZbb6l84pFVXKsYOV8M6j3BbwRRV3K2CHgKEUbKPQHnYG9EWva_VRQFPRfif1USYKBMpM_371J4/s1600-h/168892035_1c16d739_IMG_8562.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228322401811388018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 188px; HEIGHT: 167px" height="163" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrToJy2n6KA_c88JTqm_bnLYKbS7WdT0prjZC-QlTbPb0novPHPHsGUA_0B3Qeh-nFZbb6l84pFVXKsYOV8M6j3BbwRRV3K2CHgKEUbKPQHnYG9EWva_VRQFPRfif1USYKBMpM_371J4/s200/168892035_1c16d739_IMG_8562.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDys5luPP_IQucC_Dhk4Opv1dxJqnV4r-D7xB4BTmEVRIGG_xN5YcqLISPmKdZKuEhzdVZl2CwRYG8nYqS6N3P6NsN-5RX1_r1h7PIn0MJgyljwa4bINYeLstrf0tT3hNAnmA1dA45UA/s1600-h/n658627961_577743_4856.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228296375541128722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 188px; HEIGHT: 168px" height="159" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDys5luPP_IQucC_Dhk4Opv1dxJqnV4r-D7xB4BTmEVRIGG_xN5YcqLISPmKdZKuEhzdVZl2CwRYG8nYqS6N3P6NsN-5RX1_r1h7PIn0MJgyljwa4bINYeLstrf0tT3hNAnmA1dA45UA/s200/n658627961_577743_4856.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a><br /><strong></strong></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmW0oC6XEqWFmsW0Pxcf7QvFH91X5T3RlF-EMB1GWvJzC6VPjs7mOHaoytAeymShycs2D9PR7wRFJQGdsWpbS65wNqhOA8OcslU7478vb9mHVBy_VoPz9kFmoWc0HweDVedOTz4PUElM8/s1600-h/168892035_949d98c9_53040030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228322994263139810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 187px; HEIGHT: 132px" height="132" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmW0oC6XEqWFmsW0Pxcf7QvFH91X5T3RlF-EMB1GWvJzC6VPjs7mOHaoytAeymShycs2D9PR7wRFJQGdsWpbS65wNqhOA8OcslU7478vb9mHVBy_VoPz9kFmoWc0HweDVedOTz4PUElM8/s200/168892035_949d98c9_53040030.jpg" width="216" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQd0v3FQ5B9IwSyHxA8rO1R6nLXO78sb-YdHNwVmtLNfL5xpFDih9qKoqPHVl-0lheWbRqI6c0MhPH1lJk3e7PfhLnHCa36jGJhotX5-iJRrg8LfMbloIVNLsNL-svNnwfdV12pzW0B4/s1600-h/168892035_723fa1c3_53040106.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228323475875620914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 189px; HEIGHT: 132px" height="132" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQd0v3FQ5B9IwSyHxA8rO1R6nLXO78sb-YdHNwVmtLNfL5xpFDih9qKoqPHVl-0lheWbRqI6c0MhPH1lJk3e7PfhLnHCa36jGJhotX5-iJRrg8LfMbloIVNLsNL-svNnwfdV12pzW0B4/s200/168892035_723fa1c3_53040106.jpg" width="222" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3clvCrmFi2xawF4cpx-lHQhyphenhyphenYQx1KeqKKQo1UR-pVXdEqOh7hhXwSGMOW1KOql4fCHs0yUeNz5rFNrwHLnQzZ7Ce0mqlU0ND6lAZfYz2x4qVujaE4pb528HfdN58PvzgvYxSBUAXwAc/s1600-h/n658627961_576401_5974.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228326145801174818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 186px; HEIGHT: 133px" height="133" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3clvCrmFi2xawF4cpx-lHQhyphenhyphenYQx1KeqKKQo1UR-pVXdEqOh7hhXwSGMOW1KOql4fCHs0yUeNz5rFNrwHLnQzZ7Ce0mqlU0ND6lAZfYz2x4qVujaE4pb528HfdN58PvzgvYxSBUAXwAc/s200/n658627961_576401_5974.jpg" width="216" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lO9qhmnlUgwFsvgKl2_eKmnxWoxStoz5beVlxsh1uQ8Wi9JsVwMxAE2D7KJaaHlFvhSoSMJhdp9QZXzYbmchNSLjuK7ZxjmhWXsrUc9zXrxFTx5n7UfHfKMgi4SwrXOxSCSDqpkDSMI/s1600-h/n658627961_576388_8248.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228325621941371122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 191px; HEIGHT: 133px" height="150" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lO9qhmnlUgwFsvgKl2_eKmnxWoxStoz5beVlxsh1uQ8Wi9JsVwMxAE2D7KJaaHlFvhSoSMJhdp9QZXzYbmchNSLjuK7ZxjmhWXsrUc9zXrxFTx5n7UfHfKMgi4SwrXOxSCSDqpkDSMI/s200/n658627961_576388_8248.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2-r0mdw4Kno2wn8r0KCX1OLxsjoSJrO5lxrIQCsf_UaRtbUczTQu0BbtoAl0bISrN1pAUWsMPw-Mfyc_P0YJ291s2qX6tA1NL5XnxCIMvTND1W_3T1S3KYyukXDUxCaE-G0C3LJzk_4/s1600-h/n658627961_575863_8388.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong>Visit to the Seonbichon Scholar’s Village.</strong><br />After excursion to KT&G Company, we were brought to Korean traditional village called Seonbichon, and we stayed there for 2 days. It was great idea to bring us to that place. I think it is possible to call Seonbichon not only as Scholar’s Village but also as a Folk Village, because many years ago, it was a school of Confucian studies, but recently this village’s purpose is to display elements of traditional Korean life and culture. Seonbichon has been represented as a home to Korean heritage and many features of Korean culture have been collected and preserved for future generations. A collection of buildings brought together from different regions and time periods. Also there were shown numerous replicas of traditional houses of the different social classes. The village was very shady and relaxing. While we were walking around we just kept saying what a peaceful experience this is. We could not get over it. There were people who were wearing traditional clothing so that it could make our experience more impressive by involving as many traditional elements as possible. Also there were artisans, traditional restaurants, folk performances and a traditional wedding ceremony, all of these make for a place that can't be beat, and about some events that were for me the most impressive I will describe in details.<br /><strong>Traditional wedding ceremony.<br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblgysiN-6yAXu7keFdevowjadNqbNNs2yNdKkUgIm7izpF75D1srNduBGZazzVPizCkGKtyZtrMmeKrpi_H7tJnJL1GGysV8s425PnGcpa5g1IlEzdcaAzRTcNMDn4s2P_3zWpH_z3hY/s1600-h/ì"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228334927081654050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblgysiN-6yAXu7keFdevowjadNqbNNs2yNdKkUgIm7izpF75D1srNduBGZazzVPizCkGKtyZtrMmeKrpi_H7tJnJL1GGysV8s425PnGcpa5g1IlEzdcaAzRTcNMDn4s2P_3zWpH_z3hY/s200/%EC%A0%84%ED%86%B5%ED%98%BC%EB%A1%80+%282%29.JPG" border="0" /></a>I think we were lucky, because we had a chance to experience and observe the real traditional wedding ceremony. One couple who were exchange students from Czech Republic decided to marry, holding ceremony in Korean traditional style and Youngju’s Folk village was a perfect place to make their dream come true. That was really exciting for us to observe the real wedding ceremony that lasted about for an hour and it consisted of many parts involving different rituals and behaviors. At the beginning of ceremony, the parents of both sides took a seat in front of each other, and groom’s side should seat in the east side and bride’s in the west. The musicians played musical instruments to make the mood more festive. Groom appeared first and with the help of two assistants he walked to the east side of the wedding table. After that the music has started playing louder and musicians started to dance in order to greet bride, who was sitting in the close carriage and four men carrying her were walking to the east side following two women who were assistants for bride’s side. As we were explained, bride is considered to be as a queen during the ceremony and she should hide until some rituals will be done from groom side so that later she could appeared for continuing the ceremony. After the speech of person who holds ceremony and after groom’s bowing the bride with the help of assistants leaves the carriage, hiding her face down from eyes arrangement with the long piece of material and walking to the west side of the wedding table. Finally, the groom and bride joined together and bowed three times: once to their parents, once to their ancestors, and once to the guests. After that the music has started and musicians playing instruments walking around invited guests to join for dancing, bride was carrying on the back of groom who also was dancing following musicians. The groom’s and bride’s parents coming at the center were dancing, and bride’s mother pretended to cry showing her sadness about daughter’s leave to another family. We really enjoyed the wedding ceremony, and it really made a big sense for getting know the Korean culture and its customs and traditions.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9U53zHvhGKe8rP8-WtHB3PMgdsbMW7jfWpav86k6_8xFT9XjaE1TLGpELtWeNIi7z6CcufS2L6owd5xKmScS40oBds45y1mCiTS0GqIjFKXDo1KcK1kQau4ZV_Nv7bS8Oon08672LLy8/s1600-h/DSC_0112.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228335239227629954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 197px; HEIGHT: 134px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9U53zHvhGKe8rP8-WtHB3PMgdsbMW7jfWpav86k6_8xFT9XjaE1TLGpELtWeNIi7z6CcufS2L6owd5xKmScS40oBds45y1mCiTS0GqIjFKXDo1KcK1kQau4ZV_Nv7bS8Oon08672LLy8/s200/DSC_0112.JPG" width="217" border="0" /></a></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEIlGkHKoL26xa6aflpYNgxbebB8KMASiYEpkbrqwRNBDSG4F1DCO_PZILbL-wIN6jks9QMVThy1vHFTPTGAmSjhT-6FLES_kvpvCQTVc5CMkz1_Y5JehQSXNUnu6LRyDN_S9b_KEBek/s1600-h/DSC_0114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228335235516875378" style="FLOAT: left; 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The women who taught us how to color the material said that in the past only natural resources were used for dying clothes, and the most popular colors were red, yellow, blue, black and white. These colors symbolize the five traditional elements in Oriental cosmology -fire, earth, water, metal, and wood. In the past, Korean people invented different ways of dying. Using only chopsticks and rubber string as tools you could create different shapes, vertical or horizontal lines on the material, spots, and other figures so that you could create good appearance for your piece of material. Then, after you decide how you are going to color you material, you put it to stainless steel pot with hot colorful water and wait for 20-25 min, so that dye could get into material. After that, you take out the rubber strings and wait until it become dry. This process isn’t so difficult, and I was really surprised that using only natural materials for dying could create such a bright and beautiful colors. The main qualities that you need for dying is to be accurate so that dye could take only those parts that you want to color and to be patient when you are waiting for dye get into material. That was really unforgettable experience! </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong>Making of rice cake.</strong><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xGYWhGCT5hjshoMkm8QJvN94DwAKSATBtYnmxjwTICgPsrlEZqZxURSF71m3NvW-XpcdKmSxT2k2qZat9O7bu-XqaTY69gcpIKcfks0MKY7TW2ZY1oxeBxa6BcE9Fu3NskJsnoaQs_4/s1600-h/n1142199219_30083264_5999.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228341444019081634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xGYWhGCT5hjshoMkm8QJvN94DwAKSATBtYnmxjwTICgPsrlEZqZxURSF71m3NvW-XpcdKmSxT2k2qZat9O7bu-XqaTY69gcpIKcfks0MKY7TW2ZY1oxeBxa6BcE9Fu3NskJsnoaQs_4/s200/n1142199219_30083264_5999.jpg" border="0" /></a>Traditional Korean rice cakes are not simply foods; they are a part of Korean culture that has endured t</div><div align="justify">he happiness and sorrows of Koreans for many years. It is a special dish that is indispensable for auspicious occasions and ceremonies. And we had a chance to see how rice cakes originally made, without using any modern technology. Rice cake is in fact made from rice. First, rice must be washed and dried well, after that is must be boiled, and then women put boiled rice on the wooden plate and men taking big wooden hammer mashes boiled rice evenly until it becomes as a soft dough. When rice is sticky, women add some water and knead dough in appropriate shape. When rice is soft enough, women roll the dough and cut it into small pieces, and then they put these pieces in some cake powder so that it could taste sweeter.<br />We really enjoyed watching the process of making a rice cake, and I was really surprised that Koreans were so creative in the past, so that even not having necessary equipment for making sweet dishes they still could invent some way for enjoying tasty and delicious food.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWR7jwFU_tDrRrMTcLfaiHa5GthCahGSYyY0VThkdUA6XHdm6KbDVRFJI1lMfjd9w3Y1sSwLw0Fv7QWfVekSrGlZdPsE-_FVfmSyQXLa2KeItY1VDkwY5i3bQ1LQDte9xgmTWSqJ3XCs/s1600-h/n1060186413_101829_4423.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228344826312633394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 205px; HEIGHT: 150px" height="150" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWR7jwFU_tDrRrMTcLfaiHa5GthCahGSYyY0VThkdUA6XHdm6KbDVRFJI1lMfjd9w3Y1sSwLw0Fv7QWfVekSrGlZdPsE-_FVfmSyQXLa2KeItY1VDkwY5i3bQ1LQDte9xgmTWSqJ3XCs/s200/n1060186413_101829_4423.jpg" width="224" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ06ZizwV5x9w5w8q69oZ9CT2ADvk_ILEhmj3x2ewYJ7cv0mGqTTEl0aK1lc4KJeUqtJcNTfO2CHlNJ_f8Pk8gIPlRMDXRPnoJY7H5HbOJ4bjJ-0pVfUkTV3GhIre1OhsF6yZD9IBPxnI/s1600-h/n1142199219_30083263_5673.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228341439490462034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 207px; HEIGHT: 150px" height="150" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ06ZizwV5x9w5w8q69oZ9CT2ADvk_ILEhmj3x2ewYJ7cv0mGqTTEl0aK1lc4KJeUqtJcNTfO2CHlNJ_f8Pk8gIPlRMDXRPnoJY7H5HbOJ4bjJ-0pVfUkTV3GhIre1OhsF6yZD9IBPxnI/s200/n1142199219_30083263_5673.jpg" width="224" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><strong>Visiting Buseoksa Temple.</strong> </div><div><br />Second day was even more exciting, because we were brought to the famous temple in Korea called Buseoksa Temple. This temple was built by the Great Priest Uisang in 676, and it features as one of Korea’s oldest wooden Buddhist buildings. Before stepping the path area to main temple, there was a wonderful waterfall that created a feeling of harmony and peace. Temple locates on an imposing hilltop, in order to get to the main Buddhist temple you have to pass 108 steps. That was a kind of challenge for us, but reaching the top of the hill we realized that challenge was nothing comparing with admiration that we perceived.<br />On the road we were passing through gates, and in one of them there were four huge monstrous figures and it was believed that these monstrous were frighten off the ghosts and evil spirits. As our guide said there’s an enchanting legend associated with this temple. According to folklore, when the monk Uisang came to Dang, a dynasty of China for academics, then he met with lady Seonmyo. She fell in love with him, but because he was a Buddhist monk who confirms as to be man of god, their love was never to be. Having reached a state of profound enlightenment, Uisang had to return by ship to Silla. In despair at losing her beloved, Seonmyo threw herself into the sea, becoming a dragon and protecting the monk on his journey home. Receiving a task from king to build temples in Korea, Uisang came back in order to construct temple. But during construction of the temple, many pagans apparently tried to stop Uisang from completing his task. Just as failure seemed imminent, the dragon Seonmyo appeared, emerging from under a giant stone and defeating the pagans. The stone – located near the main temple – is now known as Buseok, meaning ‘floating rock’. Legend adds that since the stone was flat and broad, the temple was given the name of Buseoksa Temple.<br />At the top of hill there is a main building of Buseoksa Temple called Muryangsujeon, a wooden building made in the Goryeo Dynasty, which impressed us with spectacular curved lines, and inside interior with big, gold Buddhist figure.<br />One the left side from main temple, there was that flat stone that believed to be thrown by Seonmyo dragon. Near stone there were three Buddhist figures, representing Buddhist religion.<br />I would like to say that Youngju trip helped us really to experience the real Korean traditional culture, to get know its values, beliefs, and to understand the cultural importance. Living in the Korean Folk Village helped us to experience the customs and lifestyles of past generations of Korean that have been faithfully maintained without impairment and various lifestyles prevalent during the Dynasties. And visiting Buseoksa Temple brought us the feeling of great history of Korea and its heritage values. I really admired Korean culture and appreciate its long history and spiritual value.<br /><br /><strong>B-Boy Performance!</strong><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOylHIjuJ_13IC97CKAK3jNHDb5evtQLzpoyKzL7l87xCYy_o_XagSUbvOWkKIgyM0CqSfX7qbX4shsIWfEXBsl3WI7-mzQnbjzYDh0i4ZcWYT4nrI1p5ing2d-nj3Esh41NswGQZ8is/s1600-h/n658627961_584883_4444.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228341440630736674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOylHIjuJ_13IC97CKAK3jNHDb5evtQLzpoyKzL7l87xCYy_o_XagSUbvOWkKIgyM0CqSfX7qbX4shsIWfEXBsl3WI7-mzQnbjzYDh0i4ZcWYT4nrI1p5ing2d-nj3Esh41NswGQZ8is/s200/n658627961_584883_4444.jpg" border="0" /></a>If you dance like B-Boy does, then you are cool!^^<br />That is what I can say after watching amazing show from B-boy band! International Summer program gave us a chance to watch B-boy performance. B-boy it is a name of Break-dance group. Young and talent guys who are so good at break and hip-hop dancing with the beautiful trio of ballerinas created an amazing show involving classical and modern styles. The show lasted 1.30 hours and all the time everyone was so excited, admiring the dance movements and acting skills of dancers. That was indescribable experience. Thanks to Summer school! ^^<br /><br /><strong>Samsung Factory Field Trip!</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnWiXC8_bvoPofu7g5DW9oSfvE-R0eYXxIuTS2vByBYfQ_o1hX9w-5SsRq298oyTEaGM14tFUmMteXCjrfGAj1mHhGKboyxEqIuXazXxipx9GxamRDNsI_WRpVO6wPPmHJBgQmuGZ8_Y/s1600-h/n583457263_543146_6626.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228324750999925970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnWiXC8_bvoPofu7g5DW9oSfvE-R0eYXxIuTS2vByBYfQ_o1hX9w-5SsRq298oyTEaGM14tFUmMteXCjrfGAj1mHhGKboyxEqIuXazXxipx9GxamRDNsI_WRpVO6wPPmHJBgQmuGZ8_Y/s200/n583457263_543146_6626.jpg" border="0" /></a>When you hear about Korea, probably first thoughts that come to your mind are SAMSUNG, LG, DEAWOO, and HUINDAI. To make you to understand what is world Class Corporation, you need to experience its physical existence and value personally. This chance is available with the help of SKKU’s International Summer School. “Business, Culture and Technology in East Asia” it is what International Summer School in SKKU 2008 says. One of the field trips that were organized for us is Samsung Factory Field trip. We visited Samsung Electronics headquarter that is in Suwon. It takes about 1 hour to get there. The purpose of this trip was to provide general background about Samsung. But what we get was more than just basic description. First we were shown a presentation about Samsung Company, its products, market share, the most successful branch operating, its mission and goals, its values, norms and working culture. Also we were introduced to Recruitment and selection processes, its requirements; I think that was the most interesting part for students, who probably were considering about working in such huge international company, and of course the criterias the company look for are essential tips for future career planning of any student. After presentation we had open discussions about how company succeeded, what are key points of operating for the company. We also discussed latest news about Samsung from press-media, and we directly could found out its future product releasing and plans.<br />I think that was really great opportunity for us to get know what is a big corporation is and what are the requirements must company meet in order to succeed on the market. After discussions, we were brought to Samsung Museum, where we were introduced to its products, from its oldest to its newest; we even were shown the products that haven’t been appeared on the market yet. That was really cool for us to see. We really enjoyed our visit to Samsung Company; I think it was really helpful for us to understand the business environment in Korea.<br /><br /><strong>2008 SKKU Summer Night Party</strong><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)"><strong>Pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza!!!!<br /></strong></span>By this slogan SKKU summer night party 2008, there were organized several parties for International Summer school students.<br />First party was about meeting people and enjoying Pizza! We really enjoyed this party. Music with cool DJ, active and enthusiastic people from all over the world, drinks, pizza, games, that is all about our party time. In such events you more interact with multicultural environment, sharing ideas and same interests. The party was sponsored by Domino Pizza (CEO OH, Kwang-hyun). <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUMZ03kv0CAsztWJxG6MF0qoTvb27u9nG4u-YenXXKCB-ibODnahMKX9B5q-P3bq1ugNBTuN2801r1ugJlpIeoc0Ly06VurennwSK73zhItuy1C5TIjvbS9ftpS07s6DUDPjdURGpQxQ/s1600-h/íâ¼ìž�íÅÅíâ¹Â°.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228327237257101538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 191px; HEIGHT: 134px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUMZ03kv0CAsztWJxG6MF0qoTvb27u9nG4u-YenXXKCB-ibODnahMKX9B5q-P3bq1ugNBTuN2801r1ugJlpIeoc0Ly06VurennwSK73zhItuy1C5TIjvbS9ftpS07s6DUDPjdURGpQxQ/s200/%ED%94%BC%EC%9E%90%ED%8C%8C%ED%8B%B0.JPG" width="217" border="0" /></a><br /><strong></strong></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KgX1Ygkx-Sr9lkUfGAqkb1qJZkDPxM5aas4StsjJwAqXZ_uEdfh29gAJTojs2PxdDuZY_FMEHcLEMWTspfQ_VRNir-5UDJi1Ghnqq5q8YNAmqekRNkFLYZd79L4RfB_gsPdWZnE02B0/s1600-h/IMG_4427.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228328649505924450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 186px; HEIGHT: 134px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KgX1Ygkx-Sr9lkUfGAqkb1qJZkDPxM5aas4StsjJwAqXZ_uEdfh29gAJTojs2PxdDuZY_FMEHcLEMWTspfQ_VRNir-5UDJi1Ghnqq5q8YNAmqekRNkFLYZd79L4RfB_gsPdWZnE02B0/s200/IMG_4427.JPG" width="213" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5SVumOfAR9bjxnnKCTTdzPUL1KVAeXdzK4HGEDl-Ton8gUXdtS_yOYz7wKYInrACWQezly9bbsde91DQJg2rb6hoD_RK0nct6MGeEIjjdb5mHe3u-1cvkWH09Z3UcMb-y8MnJwDC7CY/s1600-h/IMG_4399.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228329898058757570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 191px; HEIGHT: 134px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5SVumOfAR9bjxnnKCTTdzPUL1KVAeXdzK4HGEDl-Ton8gUXdtS_yOYz7wKYInrACWQezly9bbsde91DQJg2rb6hoD_RK0nct6MGeEIjjdb5mHe3u-1cvkWH09Z3UcMb-y8MnJwDC7CY/s200/IMG_4399.JPG" width="211" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRtpK4210tNan4c58aV4LGrbeYfvMODhcCfptNkoKUXx1O_rJwXjSl0UZIIVCjrcdzPldz-FCdMcuZ5CNFDRcOicj8Ui_RVe_3zMWxZAh4XyVxSa0aZtA-f2g8kjYpKiq84B1xm5M4mA/s1600-h/IMG_8624.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228329823113702482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 187px; HEIGHT: 134px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRtpK4210tNan4c58aV4LGrbeYfvMODhcCfptNkoKUXx1O_rJwXjSl0UZIIVCjrcdzPldz-FCdMcuZ5CNFDRcOicj8Ui_RVe_3zMWxZAh4XyVxSa0aZtA-f2g8kjYpKiq84B1xm5M4mA/s200/IMG_8624.JPG" width="213" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GxD7MXvTqnGh1xJQ4Y51Ifrnubn4iw533dAwxtTCPvbM3wl-y-6lPbM1WtQ1MeA3dBSyFaRggTLGPoaIJ9Iv03I9TEs3iTJe0kVGubofOMPkL87TZ7G-0EGqKHUJpkTi9xos-1XpUxE/s1600-h/IMG_4338.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228331003120699282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 205px; HEIGHT: 134px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GxD7MXvTqnGh1xJQ4Y51Ifrnubn4iw533dAwxtTCPvbM3wl-y-6lPbM1WtQ1MeA3dBSyFaRggTLGPoaIJ9Iv03I9TEs3iTJe0kVGubofOMPkL87TZ7G-0EGqKHUJpkTi9xos-1XpUxE/s200/IMG_4338.JPG" width="209" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVBAfgfmTU9VuLi8eSScji7Mg9tgT4WqOFlOUPP9Cg-vVKkPNCD8enIbU3e8nB4AbBNKbxRWyw5RPayT9K35INjDFGMs3-4JtiLlqTKNJ2HXbNCieKNWyl98sOT2GSzN7L0MlkRDBLTc/s1600-h/IMG_4356.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228327997060934386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 211px; HEIGHT: 134px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVBAfgfmTU9VuLi8eSScji7Mg9tgT4WqOFlOUPP9Cg-vVKkPNCD8enIbU3e8nB4AbBNKbxRWyw5RPayT9K35INjDFGMs3-4JtiLlqTKNJ2HXbNCieKNWyl98sOT2GSzN7L0MlkRDBLTc/s200/IMG_4356.JPG" width="216" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong>Lets’ enjoy Summer Night Party 2!!!</strong><br />A second party was about trying Korean general traditional food, meeting people and just have fun enjoying international environment. I think that was really cool that Summer school held these kinds of events, because usually at parties it’s easier to interact with society and exchange cultures. The atmosphere is free for understanding values of different cultures and its relationship to values. We really enjoyed party time!!!^^<br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR98O7JsbWJl1X9zs2JOKjrZbBaDc5nHhs5rg2WTQiPBL0Yi5gFGbpDa2dPbhRzlC3jJaxTHJkYmN09oMHRkQL0x9ebB3UKSRQg89NWj1xWV2-y-k6fdPcCHFt-UVQbmb9qXZp4F-0JH8/s1600-h/IMG_8606.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228344833046463170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 193px; HEIGHT: 134px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR98O7JsbWJl1X9zs2JOKjrZbBaDc5nHhs5rg2WTQiPBL0Yi5gFGbpDa2dPbhRzlC3jJaxTHJkYmN09oMHRkQL0x9ebB3UKSRQg89NWj1xWV2-y-k6fdPcCHFt-UVQbmb9qXZp4F-0JH8/s200/IMG_8606.JPG" width="211" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxY0e6ECaUSwpsXZ8vZMWOaP93wtdQd5K7xrDcWmblNQi_Z5DqJ84ZOfpZC9DGEcN4Cv60inL3kmQLwztcJTRbFel9b6VjnFHaIXxVqa2LITn155H7iLLWxL6kGEymbZFicToX5T1igk/s1600-h/IMG_8642.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228344828560670274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 187px; HEIGHT: 134px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxY0e6ECaUSwpsXZ8vZMWOaP93wtdQd5K7xrDcWmblNQi_Z5DqJ84ZOfpZC9DGEcN4Cv60inL3kmQLwztcJTRbFel9b6VjnFHaIXxVqa2LITn155H7iLLWxL6kGEymbZFicToX5T1igk/s200/IMG_8642.JPG" width="218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Farewell Party! Don’t want to say bye=(</strong><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6uWpnUGLaLl-r0gz6tp2IrtOoQ5Waq5F0eQOH2gwOhtsnkVm7nDqyGcGRl5HBmnwmxc674g_6YSQrmtEjq6b5XoAAFQX9-bN-eaKrAi_dBOBSST6N7mtlm_D_o8ENxhIjhbZLHye7K8/s1600-h/n754481153_1602655_7180.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228350457000397810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="150" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6uWpnUGLaLl-r0gz6tp2IrtOoQ5Waq5F0eQOH2gwOhtsnkVm7nDqyGcGRl5HBmnwmxc674g_6YSQrmtEjq6b5XoAAFQX9-bN-eaKrAi_dBOBSST6N7mtlm_D_o8ENxhIjhbZLHye7K8/s200/n754481153_1602655_7180.jpg" width="217" border="0" /></a>I can’t believe that International Summer School is over. The time was flying by so fast.<br />I think everyone felt so sad to say bye to professors, to Summer School staff, to friends that became so close even though it was just one month period.<br />Although it was last day, Summer School staff tried to do the best in order to make this day as one of unforgettable memories in our life.<br />Graduation Ceremony.<br />The official part of Farewell party was Graduation Ceremony. 32 representatives of countries were asked to come to the stage, to get certificates and to shake hands with faculty and directors of Summer School program, such as Vice-president of Sungkyunkwan University and International Office staff.<br />We were watching International Summer School SKKU 2008 video; we were shown field trips, Summer School activities, lectures time, party time, and just all good memories from Summer School. Also professors with their speech thanked us for coming to that program and they said that not only we as students learnt from professors, but also they learnt a lot from us, experiencing diversified culture, and obtaining knowledge about each country.<br />Farewell Party. </div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoajt0ZREZ2qjCg95cKEVXfeDKDD-2iLpibOEQ8pFJBFd0EF70B1rxIz2Ev7XWuK67txnuVxLoCDymbLZhB6udPWD2gBhduBvAL6J6UwZXuKd5dwl60ODkcicsXgEBszz0hlErFumgl-s/s1600-h/n741376397_774208_2201.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228350464891169170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 195px; HEIGHT: 150px" height="150" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoajt0ZREZ2qjCg95cKEVXfeDKDD-2iLpibOEQ8pFJBFd0EF70B1rxIz2Ev7XWuK67txnuVxLoCDymbLZhB6udPWD2gBhduBvAL6J6UwZXuKd5dwl60ODkcicsXgEBszz0hlErFumgl-s/s200/n741376397_774208_2201.jpg" width="192" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BN13QGwdjk9A4pCUiAQ6ZZiSfwUod7ptLPjlVhwZvozpMFdDznqQqn8GKLCSqw-x_Lx3i0qZnxzCcac9IVJi7O10LDbvqs4P97Eubane7KslNL0zDZlN69t0yg_eLn29a6PwjnfdSH4/s1600-h/n754481153_1602656_7463.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228350453731804834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 150px" height="150" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BN13QGwdjk9A4pCUiAQ6ZZiSfwUod7ptLPjlVhwZvozpMFdDznqQqn8GKLCSqw-x_Lx3i0qZnxzCcac9IVJi7O10LDbvqs4P97Eubane7KslNL0zDZlN69t0yg_eLn29a6PwjnfdSH4/s200/n754481153_1602656_7463.jpg" width="180" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_KZSjISpU_LDbi7D2iCMTmdA236P66Sa-5QFq9xxoqfDQm3xlLybu5sLn4J-w254b0aOIFw8N5HjhR2vHT94-9Ph0RwibIB3y7MaGrvqhkn_9oOPgYIy4dwt6nniaWhNkGwS2rI9LGg/s1600-h/n1060186413_110676_9795.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228350452797600002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 201px; HEIGHT: 150px" height="150" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_KZSjISpU_LDbi7D2iCMTmdA236P66Sa-5QFq9xxoqfDQm3xlLybu5sLn4J-w254b0aOIFw8N5HjhR2vHT94-9Ph0RwibIB3y7MaGrvqhkn_9oOPgYIy4dwt6nniaWhNkGwS2rI9LGg/s200/n1060186413_110676_9795.jpg" width="194" border="0" /></a></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nWE1DklYsIhhLeKgxqrubA6Z-VTwsU-IgAYt7qLIPsrUtalCgdvlg1764rBNorzmipLJDb3uIwBQqVB26v1ikpqg3P65qmUVhbWUlUxGN65Y5P1Iwp4yJeZ_CVXb6tS1j4iF499TWi4/s1600-h/n741376397_774206_1595.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228353558442276402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 150px" height="150" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nWE1DklYsIhhLeKgxqrubA6Z-VTwsU-IgAYt7qLIPsrUtalCgdvlg1764rBNorzmipLJDb3uIwBQqVB26v1ikpqg3P65qmUVhbWUlUxGN65Y5P1Iwp4yJeZ_CVXb6tS1j4iF499TWi4/s200/n741376397_774206_1595.jpg" width="177" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify">After Graduation Ceremony we were invited to have last dinner altogether, to take memory pictures and spend some time with professors and friends, saying them good bye. Well, it is really sad that it is an end of Summer School.<br />It was unforgettable experience, and I’m really thankful to Sungkyunkwan University for organizing such program, and giving us an opportunity to feel the concepts of unique origin, unique future of university by itself and concept of International Summer School 2008 of “Business, Culture, and Technology in East Asia.”<br />That was one of the most unforgettable events in my life, and if I have chance to participate in this program again, I’ll definitely come and do that!<br />International Summer School SKKU 2008 in hearts of more that 500 people.<br /><strong>Thank you, SKKU!!^^^^</strong></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzE0Hw_h-CS5Acfap2vPub7DWQjC3ZixBeveCI283OcPtI6VNfIIEehVJ09ZMZwbbi3dyUkMZ5jiTbyyQI5lA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Sabira Kashkimbayevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18091903908974245919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144103894836535335.post-7045523417909197892008-06-10T22:15:00.000-07:002008-06-10T23:02:52.781-07:00STUDENTS' LIFE IN SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY!<div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>STUDENTS’ LIFE IN SKKU!<br /></strong></span><br />It’s known that student’s life is the best time that could happen to people for ever. And therefore, people try to do their best in order just enjoy and memorize this time in their lives. When I came to SKKU, first thing that I felt entering the university, was that I really saw busy and full of activities life of students! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOi36z0b7rebmwuN-Gvo8T_mRrADLJH2tJMh5vcf7CCpq-cbkRbahzzhnARXYMc9e-QzhYRrUbbRNcN4tC1svFdyXmSAiMOnS9dyVvJgNfkxUV3cBU-3ZDzJe_aZr7l9y4IzmT3VmXSCw/s1600-h/watermark_18.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210490019403161234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 205px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 156px" height="205" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOi36z0b7rebmwuN-Gvo8T_mRrADLJH2tJMh5vcf7CCpq-cbkRbahzzhnARXYMc9e-QzhYRrUbbRNcN4tC1svFdyXmSAiMOnS9dyVvJgNfkxUV3cBU-3ZDzJe_aZr7l9y4IzmT3VmXSCw/s200/watermark_18.jpg" width="372" border="0" /></a>Everyone was in a hurry, because there are so many things that are waiting for them, and it’s not only studying but also just social events and people around.<br />I came at right time, because at the beginning of semester there were held recruitments for student’s organizations and clubs. I was shocked, there are so many students’ clubs, and their purposes are so varying, starting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZi1xK7YSWyaj1ijqhjWXA0yDpdzEtXr8XfraBiCNVi0IkkewczHvMkDDbm7ybxLZU-m-0zO-LK4zMXhUaC_wMobGb6WcBDhxpgGZ8l26npATkfBUcbUZq5-JVL3nkrDi3FCoOOaGqDw/s1600-h/p.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210498741130968114" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 219px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 158px" height="158" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZi1xK7YSWyaj1ijqhjWXA0yDpdzEtXr8XfraBiCNVi0IkkewczHvMkDDbm7ybxLZU-m-0zO-LK4zMXhUaC_wMobGb6WcBDhxpgGZ8l26npATkfBUcbUZq5-JVL3nkrDi3FCoOOaGqDw/s200/p.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a> from Religion clubs to dancing, meeting people clubs. That’s great! You can join any of these clubs, so that you can find a lot of friends, and of course learning language and experiencing culture. People are so talented and friendly. Joining one of clubs in SKKU you will feel the real students’ life, that fulfills you with lot of energy, so that you can just relax because you are properly spending your time doing something important and useful. So let’s see what clubs you can join, I will list some of them, because it’s impossible to describe and list them all^^:<br /><strong>Travel club<br /></strong>In this club you surely can be interested in. This club is organi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeIFoqIpsvUgVlyxu_JqgHHYnQPCBDIO1rs4ClPcdqFIv3bdgn_qVz5TOYwM6EOQ9CEptnXYUCaKEz85kqKDAlF1GLWt9HTvjDWX-HN0FB9YjOZPsQC6B-FLHY5wZyvkw6ilQ2RREFzI/s1600-h/IMG_0122.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210497569167657522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 145px" height="133" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeIFoqIpsvUgVlyxu_JqgHHYnQPCBDIO1rs4ClPcdqFIv3bdgn_qVz5TOYwM6EOQ9CEptnXYUCaKEz85kqKDAlF1GLWt9HTvjDWX-HN0FB9YjOZPsQC6B-FLHY5wZyvkw6ilQ2RREFzI/s200/IMG_0122.JPG" width="221" border="0" /></a>zed for people who really want to visit the places that represent historical and spiritual culture of Korea. But these places are not only architectural constructions, but also it can be different places that relate to natural wonderful creations, like islands and beaches along sea.<br /><strong>Dance club</strong><br />Here you can enjoy dancing activities, any dances that you like.<br /><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLi0NUnv63AlJoG6OPrlFtbTp3IhnoXJxmYWHmmVbnSZLym6qdZgDhZ-Yr_yrYtVx2xhE6XzQ0LUnFww8RWEeKu4bHo5DP4R0bfdk3MHt1MZ-EB6Yf6h5cS6VQfXV8kiftv1vbwglxpps/s1600-h/watermark_veritas_02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210497857072761170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 151px" height="152" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLi0NUnv63AlJoG6OPrlFtbTp3IhnoXJxmYWHmmVbnSZLym6qdZgDhZ-Yr_yrYtVx2xhE6XzQ0LUnFww8RWEeKu4bHo5DP4R0bfdk3MHt1MZ-EB6Yf6h5cS6VQfXV8kiftv1vbwglxpps/s200/watermark_veritas_02.jpg" width="237" border="0" /></a>Sport clubs</strong><br />There are so many sport clubs, all types of sport that you do and would like to do.<br /><strong>Art clubs<br /></strong>All art areas that you could interested in.<br /><strong>Music club</strong><br />Here you can enjoy music as much as you want, if you play different musical instruments, you can give some small performances with other musicians.<br /><strong>Debate club<br /></strong>In this club you can express your opinion about different social<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhva7M0rI8zKOkQliyGx7QF3Xie2TXJhTTIVIU8313jDMAbAW-zdqCnz7zLJr0-xwt8AulOgQ3IPXLF_E46HmlUWJG5uq_jfAd9LBmPoqhL-F2_LsSYfJYnjf0K5ejo0NVxoBFXOGnEKU/s1600-h/watermark_fever.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210498189178273474" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 224px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 123px" height="158" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhva7M0rI8zKOkQliyGx7QF3Xie2TXJhTTIVIU8313jDMAbAW-zdqCnz7zLJr0-xwt8AulOgQ3IPXLF_E46HmlUWJG5uq_jfAd9LBmPoqhL-F2_LsSYfJYnjf0K5ejo0NVxoBFXOGnEKU/s200/watermark_fever.jpg" width="229" border="0" /></a> and important issues that occur nowadays, debating with colleges, and improving orator skills.<br /><strong>Cultural experience club</strong><br />This club is dedicated to people, who are interested in exploring cultural heritage of different nations, studying their history, traditions and customs, watching documental movies and surfing on Internet articles, archive documents which describe different issues related to nation’s history or way of living.<br /><br /><strong>SIFE & AIESEC<br /></strong>Probably you heard about these organizations, because SIFE is known as global non-profit student organizations that practices the principles and the spirit of the free market economy in <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSybssASC8XqsTJgOyiqtOC3jnnUrRO7M9VPYCx0Y1_O2KKMe32EkUsYo6iQ1Ny9NpqeHfJJNlvgeP4ibezc9fjCPoAWnXcsP46wg_9tFDZQ09bxKayDIsfxC8v5uMQa8W0oBLQ6sGJW4/s1600-h/watermark_mathjung10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210490399858461474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 245px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" height="180" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSybssASC8XqsTJgOyiqtOC3jnnUrRO7M9VPYCx0Y1_O2KKMe32EkUsYo6iQ1Ny9NpqeHfJJNlvgeP4ibezc9fjCPoAWnXcsP46wg_9tFDZQ09bxKayDIsfxC8v5uMQa8W0oBLQ6sGJW4/s200/watermark_mathjung10.jpg" width="301" border="0" /></a>the community and AIESEC the world's largest student organization which is considered to be an international platform for young people to discover and develop their potential so as to have a positive impact on society improving leadership skills. These are main statements for 2 global-based organizations, which describes more than enough about activities of organizations, encouraging students to make big change in improving society with its potential leadership skills that are obtained from big social group which deals with improvements and developments of around society.<br />These organizations works on 48 countries and Korea is included in the list. So, you have a great chance to get in these two students’ society in SKKU so that your staying here could be not only fun and enjoyable, but also useful for society.<br /><br />To be honest, there are too many clubs for listing them at once, however, I think I listed all of which you will be definitely interested in and surely enjoy. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MaEhjGWba0_bJKvitqrIP0dRKyl4SpnI5y7bUzGMfxJJ-h8jHaeuTTSqJm8Cq4q0EdeRq8nU2lZL7pXB5tswzid6i4uykPtvV2XhX-oaZ9xEIYYNpFEeUNSUinWoSOvT-qE21_gsEJc/s1600-h/watermark_IMG_4236_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210490248549176594" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 176px" height="142" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MaEhjGWba0_bJKvitqrIP0dRKyl4SpnI5y7bUzGMfxJJ-h8jHaeuTTSqJm8Cq4q0EdeRq8nU2lZL7pXB5tswzid6i4uykPtvV2XhX-oaZ9xEIYYNpFEeUNSUinWoSOvT-qE21_gsEJc/s200/watermark_IMG_4236_1.jpg" width="239" border="0" /></a><br />In SKKU campus you will find a students’ union building it is in front of memorial 600th Anniversary building. From this building you always will hear music that is played by student-musicians; also you will see crowd of active students who are meeting altogether to discuss different events that they want to hold, HIP-HOP music that is played from one of the club rooms and many-many other student-activity things that are so enjoyable for international students who are coming from different countries to experience the student’s educational as well as students’ activity based life.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0x_SUT8ZqNavxqwl8thPH_Rk9Vg_xlIklH8ac1ELnBSSld-eRBA5A5VRhs6XnZcF9Jew3wAha0_tADH0CMjoE2KWT3xAhO6IM1qOGltx5TifqcUjI5YPC5QTQS3RhzE508-LiogxZNk/s1600-h/watermark_skku_in_aeye_10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210493822063795986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 161px" height="142" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0x_SUT8ZqNavxqwl8thPH_Rk9Vg_xlIklH8ac1ELnBSSld-eRBA5A5VRhs6XnZcF9Jew3wAha0_tADH0CMjoE2KWT3xAhO6IM1qOGltx5TifqcUjI5YPC5QTQS3RhzE508-LiogxZNk/s200/watermark_skku_in_aeye_10.jpg" width="249" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Festivals in SKKU.</span><br /></strong>One of the most important events in SKKU students’ life is festivals. These festivals concern with celebration of students’ life in SKKU and also with important events that are remarkable in history of Sungkyunkwan University. From the students’ side there are 2 festivals in year, spring and fall festivals. These events organized by all students’<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlok4byuzRncRJ2xEgaqSOvC4VioCMmXIPmRL2ypLwjiJwphRIZsr8huO0jI4GqLjxqbDYzjZ85WjFQEMN6Qs1Auil9yYvj3b2fQG_rzs7C0lVAQjClMAO9IH6HxrIyt6vAIVvnvNv4z8/s1600-h/watermark_press117.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210490570565661762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 244px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 144px" height="134" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlok4byuzRncRJ2xEgaqSOvC4VioCMmXIPmRL2ypLwjiJwphRIZsr8huO0jI4GqLjxqbDYzjZ85WjFQEMN6Qs1Auil9yYvj3b2fQG_rzs7C0lVAQjClMAO9IH6HxrIyt6vAIVvnvNv4z8/s200/watermark_press117.jpg" width="238" border="0" /></a> organizations in SKKU. The purpose of this festival is to instill pride in the students, and to provide an occasion for the alumni to reminisce about their school years. Everyday each student’s club will prepare some funny and enjoyable games, free-snacks, performances from dance or music clubs, concerts, singing contests, multi-sports event and other entertainment events. HI-club along with international students cook own national or country food, and this event is called International Food Festival and it is held during the main <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUVaJI8cZ8GzhwjcEVVedla-8F1bnL6lEhIYZgZfOd9EjwKk7t5st2fvaQ1GnKjy0esvj3e5BhZg7uXccULP578xKn-1ONeWMBQHanr4arLb-22VVJJSCeW0AUGouK8P6krDff2C-n6E/s1600-h/watermark_skku4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210491661213609634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 178px" height="142" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUVaJI8cZ8GzhwjcEVVedla-8F1bnL6lEhIYZgZfOd9EjwKk7t5st2fvaQ1GnKjy0esvj3e5BhZg7uXccULP578xKn-1ONeWMBQHanr4arLb-22VVJJSCeW0AUGouK8P6krDff2C-n6E/s200/watermark_skku4.jpg" width="234" border="0" /></a>students’ Festival week. As I mentioned already it lasts one week and at the last day of Festival there will be held great concert where celebrities of Korea and other stars will participate in. For example in this Spring Festival there were Wonder Girls and Girls’ Generation bands performing, and almost all students of Seoul and Suwon campuses were participating in celebration of last day of festival. This Festival week was really interesting event, and it was full of activities that most of internati<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfr0HP8TGuEpDH3t8mpekNveP-e99IVCVUyJq3NNhxt4VDpMX8PV3Mi-3p59fJGzucvZ3Gl0RIIz3D8QvlK24mqHIFIAcsdWfD4lt2C82eZgr6jwo4X8pNQALfmdGuf6lRRWbx23EqZs/s1600-h/watermark_press007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210493295153412530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 244px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 153px" height="176" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfr0HP8TGuEpDH3t8mpekNveP-e99IVCVUyJq3NNhxt4VDpMX8PV3Mi-3p59fJGzucvZ3Gl0RIIz3D8QvlK24mqHIFIAcsdWfD4lt2C82eZgr6jwo4X8pNQALfmdGuf6lRRWbx23EqZs/s200/watermark_press007.jpg" width="243" border="0" /></a>onal students enjoyed.<br />Also in fall semester Student’s Festival along with other Festivals are held, especially in October month. One of them is Geon-gi-je Festival. It celebrates the anniversary of SKKU’s founding. This festival based on themes that focus on the diversity of the participants and the expansion of cultural festivities. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwy6OH6W0UXT8_Nzy1_0tNGyDKEVCmLEpTbyFioA2RK_Pm6oddukA34vhZ4yN5eVM7pQtUEi1sRwha4AePX_im5kZ_fzVqJeg_fjBEckV0z5DYJxlB4QkIOLCB0I7VQwXEvf8KmXfAgY/s1600-h/DSC04521(6643).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210492587600870018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 175px" height="150" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwy6OH6W0UXT8_Nzy1_0tNGyDKEVCmLEpTbyFioA2RK_Pm6oddukA34vhZ4yN5eVM7pQtUEi1sRwha4AePX_im5kZ_fzVqJeg_fjBEckV0z5DYJxlB4QkIOLCB0I7VQwXEvf8KmXfAgY/s200/DSC04521(6643).jpg" width="247" border="0" /></a>Also for students there are prepared programs and lectures that deal with humanity – this is hope to be an improvement on past festivals that only involved partying. Another Festival is called Yea-ya-je, it is a yearly academic festival of the School of Arts. The concept of this year’s festival is called “School of Arts Bus Station.” It consists of six “stations,” each representing the five departments in the School of Arts: Fine Art; Design; Dance; Film, TV, and Multimedia; and Theatre. The final station is organized by students from all five departments. The<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk1qHOesVIQDZ79yREvr2l9mKerKa6c1NRgZHabxAbZ4Q53d16g6NZygdSOnSWyK2YwVbNBbjDPeik75J-UM27EzCb9E8bYYToM8i_M3mBxNSjpJv2u6jwNXTgoD-iSygLOrpQEJ1Rjo/s1600-h/0F8H9215.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210492225775904850" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 178px" height="159" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk1qHOesVIQDZ79yREvr2l9mKerKa6c1NRgZHabxAbZ4Q53d16g6NZygdSOnSWyK2YwVbNBbjDPeik75J-UM27EzCb9E8bYYToM8i_M3mBxNSjpJv2u6jwNXTgoD-iSygLOrpQEJ1Rjo/s200/0F8H9215.JPG" width="200" border="0" /></a>se stations will showcase the works produced by the students. The audience will not only enjoy the works, but they will also have an opportunity to participate in programs which include learning about dyeing techniques. Also there is a Cheering Festival that is organized by the Kingo Cheerleaders Squad. It aims to promote student unification and pride. Students will be handed masks of the blue dragon, the SKKU mascot, which will be used during the cheering sessions. Cheerleaders plan to teach students the basic movements of cheering through <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ygIhZm023hR0ojce3OY8XhddZvuP1IM6m8wzPwA-ZC70C3vTJlxeCG-DP1mTZFn9bH7dpyK_Mk5D_KJ5WdllnNvsaQvrJVRj0CWcMvQs_RlFNy8irlKJPIArhmCiNSi8mqbYsfHCQiw/s1600-h/DSC04264(6771).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210494359085025506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 147px" height="162" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ygIhZm023hR0ojce3OY8XhddZvuP1IM6m8wzPwA-ZC70C3vTJlxeCG-DP1mTZFn9bH7dpyK_Mk5D_KJ5WdllnNvsaQvrJVRj0CWcMvQs_RlFNy8irlKJPIArhmCiNSi8mqbYsfHCQiw/s200/DSC04264(6771).jpg" width="239" border="0" /></a>the “Cheer Together” program, and everyone will participate in the cheering at the stage.<br />As you already noticed there are many events that you can definitely enjoy during semester. Also I think along with enjoying student’s SKKU life you will also enjoy international life with friends from different countries. That is guaranteed, because exchanging different cultures and exploring Korea is a big contribution to self-development and self-learning that is definitely will be useful in reaching your career and educational goals.<br /></div><div align="justify"><br /><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCleaio5i4bpVRnNNs9u4-VuWOq5-Q_nrkxjPBkVkqYw2fvnO63gMWVXfRFNNDGSo0r5jhP4wSZFXsGGUP9xxmCe-qGXl0qYgU7OC8F3vb0tBTK4exxnMSKEc8IMY1b5WqMMQIc1bEFLE/s1600-h/DSC_0320.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210494937372313842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 181px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 167px" height="83" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCleaio5i4bpVRnNNs9u4-VuWOq5-Q_nrkxjPBkVkqYw2fvnO63gMWVXfRFNNDGSo0r5jhP4wSZFXsGGUP9xxmCe-qGXl0qYgU7OC8F3vb0tBTK4exxnMSKEc8IMY1b5WqMMQIc1bEFLE/s200/DSC_0320.JPG" width="169" border="0" /></a></strong></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMoT0NO4rMWsFBDmbgi-EiZInDF3tm3IEiRbbJQOn6XX0Z9cjJltfjs_H3uLOl2H5zYzSpmpTPU6uQzPAwEgnSvho8uqNxCTXZyKFkG7aD2Dr3V3IKAROGB9zcdK3YmMGDMR7GcVSWKI/s1600-h/IMG_0124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210496285248322866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 208px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 168px" height="150" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMoT0NO4rMWsFBDmbgi-EiZInDF3tm3IEiRbbJQOn6XX0Z9cjJltfjs_H3uLOl2H5zYzSpmpTPU6uQzPAwEgnSvho8uqNxCTXZyKFkG7aD2Dr3V3IKAROGB9zcdK3YmMGDMR7GcVSWKI/s200/IMG_0124.JPG" width="200" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"></div><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#009900;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#009900;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#009900;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#009900;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#009900;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#009900;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#009900;"></span></strong> </div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#009900;"></span></strong> </div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#009900;"></span></strong> </div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#009900;"></span></strong> </div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#009900;"></span></strong> </div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">I’m really glad that I’m experiencing all these, here in SKKU and in South Korea!!!</span></strong></div>Sabira Kashkimbayevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18091903908974245919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144103894836535335.post-79258394737173385572008-05-22T22:26:00.000-07:002008-05-29T22:21:48.046-07:00Educating process in Sungkyunkwan University<div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDb2firbj7UVyYki8kaz7G-StnCRC9p0aBdnikazs4AXcLw8o1bpwIEIG4f4tp0D9iuf0tPCOs9FK1myKMOBHci8e8h0bBgMJrd_aA-RjusVWsq8YrHSn1VaU_BNKhF7P1Pi5N2hWxpjw/s1600-h/watermark_skku_book2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203458397322911874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 205px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 127px" height="152" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDb2firbj7UVyYki8kaz7G-StnCRC9p0aBdnikazs4AXcLw8o1bpwIEIG4f4tp0D9iuf0tPCOs9FK1myKMOBHci8e8h0bBgMJrd_aA-RjusVWsq8YrHSn1VaU_BNKhF7P1Pi5N2hWxpjw/s200/watermark_skku_book2.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="justify">As you know Sungkyunkwan University is considered to be one of the foremost universities in the country, because of the quality of education and well-organized educating system. I'm totally agree that here I get an incredible source of knowledge that is required in my business administration field. The courses that are offered for either Fall or Spring semester are essential for developing your understanding in specific branches and they are academically organized so that it is really easy to define the clear objective of the course and its main background. The faculty members of Sungkyunkwan University are real special<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIlLMYZMQvIxQ5IDa-I0hk0VIaDrj6cgygaFymHLZcHYSMRm90X2YWD-13eGXPYEHCPEbNF7WL5ols3WGxZDCEJbxYKRw04CEexWAdaA4EEwrDJPZa9tLgtjhDQ4GyQtjR_Rnu-ILp3U/s1600-h/watermark_press066.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203458942783758514" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 127px" height="187" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIlLMYZMQvIxQ5IDa-I0hk0VIaDrj6cgygaFymHLZcHYSMRm90X2YWD-13eGXPYEHCPEbNF7WL5ols3WGxZDCEJbxYKRw04CEexWAdaA4EEwrDJPZa9tLgtjhDQ4GyQtjR_Rnu-ILp3U/s200/watermark_press066.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a>ists in their teaching fields, most of them graduated from well-known abroad universities, and have graduate and doctor degrees. Their system of teaching is really similar to Western system, they try to involve all possible ways for improving the understanding of subject to students, as well as to provide language practices, and improvements of presentation and communication skills. All of the courses are interestingly modified, so that it makes the process of learning very enjoyable to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid35Pzq4VgSdEFPHto5UwBvQnyHAoaYnAIvksBEBeXZWyQ6aKh4Tyo-jbobYg2d9G4pv1DTzi-6muzLi4JCbFUnpHxn0Y9iNiaqFlsyFQ8RLOO4F2HpkOWl0zR1s4umicdVxnLDwnmdI8/s1600-h/watermark_h27.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203458758100164770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid35Pzq4VgSdEFPHto5UwBvQnyHAoaYnAIvksBEBeXZWyQ6aKh4Tyo-jbobYg2d9G4pv1DTzi-6muzLi4JCbFUnpHxn0Y9iNiaqFlsyFQ8RLOO4F2HpkOWl0zR1s4umicdVxnLDwnmdI8/s200/watermark_h27.jpg" border="0" /></a>students. Of course, the teachers also require a lot of effort from the students side in understanding the subject, for example there are many assignments and projects that should be worked in teams or individually, but anyway this process is really useful to students, because only in practicing and devoting an appropriate time for subject will make high results in pro efficiency and effectiveness.<br /></div><br /><div align="justify">The professors are really kind and helpful, they always can devote time for you even if it is out of office hours schedule . They with great pleasure will explain you all things that you don't understand and they will try to make it in the way that is specifically easy for you. But if there is no time to visit professors' office, you can always connect through Internet as by using chatting boxes or just by mailing and asking the questions. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioacIfpbzX4L8TPPWnvGUiff-iE2ZAlqLCZszbU6jpPsbxzy0mEZoTDTNg51sNHdCFMRwjJ8lg-UJAr_KofrkwwosaWTDtpu_5bbg9CkseZ8tbJy-pZQXfxpejDngkQzLMB_71DtQ4dH8/s1600-h/watermark_t7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206036563111485634" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 125px" height="117" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioacIfpbzX4L8TPPWnvGUiff-iE2ZAlqLCZszbU6jpPsbxzy0mEZoTDTNg51sNHdCFMRwjJ8lg-UJAr_KofrkwwosaWTDtpu_5bbg9CkseZ8tbJy-pZQXfxpejDngkQzLMB_71DtQ4dH8/s200/watermark_t7.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a><br />The language skills of professors are really good, so that it can be clear for you in catching the necessary oral material from the professors during the class.<br />Also one of important thing, is that professors fully specify and create the importance of each of students in the class. During the semester, you will feel high importance in participating during the class, so that it is definitely will push you toward studying the subject more enjoyable and probably harder. ^^</div><br /><div align="justify">Also, it is also necessary to emphasize the learning environments around you. I think that in Sungkyunkwan University all possible actions were taken in providing good learning facilities for students starting from classrooms to library, seminar rooms and rest rooms in each of campus buildings.<br />Finally, I think that educating system in Sungkyunkwan University is the way which students prefer mostly in getting high knowledge of educational field!</div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>So.... enjoy your studying in SKKU!^^</strong></span></div>Sabira Kashkimbayevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18091903908974245919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144103894836535335.post-2147245730624667712008-05-21T18:26:00.000-07:002008-06-04T19:00:05.573-07:00INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL! SKKU 2008<div align="justify"><strong>The hot issue in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sungkyunkwan</span> University!My chance, my opportunity!</strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203019760902905938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 223px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 79px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="111" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaW7iQHKUUGoBDfvbi5ry6PdWyxiDafZ7c7Me3yh6EqS6T0qPrj-daPdeqyUpu-lPLZ90jD0RlCnmLcQ1HGCRK250MNeTC2vl12VJ3CGFR76jSzTyXows09N9ZO7bx2cfZkh9nLZj8_m8/s200/main_img.jpg" width="200" border="0" /><br /></div><div align="justify">Actually my staying in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Sungkyunkwan</span> supposed to last only 1 semester, but i really wanted to find some opportunities to extend my staying in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">SKKU</span>! Here is my luck! International office in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">SKKU</span> offered me to apply for International Summer School, that is became one of the hottest issue in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">SKKU</span>! Yeah, of course for me it was great chance to stay in Korea longer, but also i wanted to know what benefits can i get from this program!This is really important, because if there is no perspective field, it is better to find some job, or internship, and just do something useful, than just take this chance and do nothing!So, then i started really looking for advantages and disadvantages of applying to this program. I went to International office and asked some questions relating to that program!So, i had a nice conversation with the person who is director of the program, and who really guided me in founding more information about the program! Here is what i found out, first starting from general overview of program:</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify">"As i understood, this program is held for the first time in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">SKKU</span>, and all stuff that works on this program continuously put a lot of afford in order to succeed! This program is unique in that it offers a regional perspective with thematic focus. This program is put together to be world class and internationally competitive, offering more than just an understanding of local culture. So it means that International students are offered a chance not only experience Korean culture, but also to get an incredible source of world-class education. The core aspect of program is Integration. Therefore the program is directed not only to provide standard tool for getting knowledge in one sphere, but to follow different approach through understanding of three important themes. To understand business in East Asia, it is essential to have knowledge of the region's culture. An understanding of the transitional culture of the society requires appreciation of technology that is influencing it and it is technology that is increasingly influential on the business environment. Not only is this integration important academically but also in terms of people, as it creates synergies between students and professors. This will be reached through diversity, another of their core values. In addition, this diversity is achieved through a faculty with a variety of backgrounds, knowledge bases and conceptual approaches. Professors have been invited to this program from around the world for their expertise. The program personnel's are proud they share their vision that understanding can be enriched through interdisciplinary interaction. This program is also characterized by its emerging themes. The content approached is of increasing relevance and importance in today's world. Not only that but it is rapidly becoming crucial to have cross disciplinary knowledge as the themes converge".</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify">So... that sounds great isn't it?Hm....Professors all over the world, that is amazing! Moreover, as i found out there are more that 150 international students applying to that program! And they all come to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">SKKU</span> to experience the opportunity that is provided by university! I'm really <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">excited</span> about this program, and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">I'm</span> sure that i will enjoy it so much! Because Program is unique in the ways which mostly students want to see when they apply to this kind of international studying programs. First is to experience Korean culture travelling, and interacting with East Asian society, second is to get a highly-appreciated knowledge of rapid developing economics and business in the world of East Asian countries from world-class professors, and third is to meet new people from all over the world, and enjoy lasting friendship for rest life.<br /></div><div align="justify">Here is also some important things in exploring the benefits that I can get from that program:</div><ul><li><div align="justify">Problem solving ability across cultures </div></li><li><div align="justify">Cross cultural awareness</div></li><li><div align="justify">Specific knowledge in their field of study</div></li><li><div align="justify">Teamwork and Leadership skills</div></li><li><div align="justify">Practical Learning </div></li><li><div align="justify">Project and problem based learning</div></li><li><div align="justify">Evaluation based on "go to the market"/ "go to the public concepts" </div></li><li><div align="justify">Enhanced learning through collaboration involving professors and students<br /></div></li></ul><div align="justify">Those that i listed above are all benefits that i'm expecting from this program, but also i think there are a lot of other advantages that i can get. And one more thing, i think that this program is very helpful to make your resume appearance wealthier ^^.<br />So, I'm so happy that I'm applying to that program, so that my expectations are fulfills me in enjoying the life in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Sungkyunkwan</span> University!^^</div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203438318350803042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="185" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWn5muMWvEHywjUcEcHTVg3I06-NL8YQgw23K9uNwbJhoxisx2wuluXUwBQET9dBAi08v6xjn0Ub9teBeIWp5aO6v-lSpbPoARSnSyWNqfQ7ImBRG8c9VceAItQMNPABC5iHsdIId588Q/s200/watermark_press012.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>Using a chance to experience the concept of Unique origin and Unique future by SKKU!^^</strong></span></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">If you would like to explore more information about Sungkyunkwan and its Summer school, here is a link: <a href="http://summer.skku.edu/">http://summer.skku.edu/</a></div><div align="justify"> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></strong> </div>Sabira Kashkimbayevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18091903908974245919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144103894836535335.post-53678889324619259542008-05-06T22:55:00.000-07:002008-12-29T23:43:47.048-08:00Studying at SKKU, and experiencing South Korea!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRAYhPOyPpVo_TMtujd2uz4lsKF-K8AyInXciE_PyBzk1NWtX6OQaONI2Er2RxM48dlj3kddd51zNoLq5spKH-l2z9jrRbbk9r19U8CkSVJkGYr8JEvH-uticUM5evyTUJEhyphenhyphenDd_8h8c/s1600-h/6_1_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197557216802346914" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRAYhPOyPpVo_TMtujd2uz4lsKF-K8AyInXciE_PyBzk1NWtX6OQaONI2Er2RxM48dlj3kddd51zNoLq5spKH-l2z9jrRbbk9r19U8CkSVJkGYr8JEvH-uticUM5evyTUJEhyphenhyphenDd_8h8c/s200/6_1_1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><strong>From the beginning...</strong></span><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="justify"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-EoilDuRBsQ9ZP9YJHBctNZGU0q2mqyIep2kc0RsQFIwXsCGSiz90m7107FaVsniDphwVgB3LQb-lYtmkju4O_vbQkfg5vijGNEIxa8R8zm_YKT8SjJUkKX_TPPH0Sqf-ZZu5xGmLB0/s1600-h/Full%20House%20(Medium).jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197533629337008242" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-EoilDuRBsQ9ZP9YJHBctNZGU0q2mqyIep2kc0RsQFIwXsCGSiz90m7107FaVsniDphwVgB3LQb-lYtmkju4O_vbQkfg5vijGNEIxa8R8zm_YKT8SjJUkKX_TPPH0Sqf-ZZu5xGmLB0/s200/Full%2520House%2520(Medium).jpg" border="0" width="138" height="133" /></strong></a><strong>Everything began from Korean dramas ^^</strong>. In my country people love Korean dramas, and me as one of these people after watching the series of these dramas started seriously interested in South Korea. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b3JXIsXc7_eqXEe9kCtUKWn0i0h7XKMCqIbgsbS4q1gEO5mx0e-59vXBI5tURT6rKB5lCQ0yPqLKlcgcVfmqTciaAo6olrRQHpxYeW2HkIiHXN2a14ySRTnYaZClC6fs7H5MZQ8Q6mQ/s1600-h/i"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197533929984718978" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 164px; height: 107px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b3JXIsXc7_eqXEe9kCtUKWn0i0h7XKMCqIbgsbS4q1gEO5mx0e-59vXBI5tURT6rKB5lCQ0yPqLKlcgcVfmqTciaAo6olrRQHpxYeW2HkIiHXN2a14ySRTnYaZClC6fs7H5MZQ8Q6mQ/s200/i'm+sorry+I+love+you.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="127" /></a>Everyday I was searching information on different websites about Korea, their culture, history, cities images, information about actors and actresses whom I saw from dramas, the level of development, the traditions and customs, holidays and finally the education. I stopped on one of the web pages where it was written: Study in South Korea! And there was a list of South Korea Universities. Hmmm, I was really surprised to see that there are so many universities in Korea, and they are almost all can provide education in English (for me the language point was really important, because I don’t familiar with Korean language^^). So… I thought, why don’t you try to think about finding some opportunity to study there???<br /><br />Actually I’m second year student in KIMEP University in Kazakhstan; Our university has well-developed system of providing opportunities to students to apply for exchange program that offer a variety of abroad universities and these universities are very perspective and well-known in the world of education. So, finding out that I can apply to exchange program in my home university, I really became excited, because I found that there is a list of Korea Universities to which I can apply! Now… I thought, my dream to go and study in Korea would come true!!!<br /><br />Everything is excellent, but one problem had occurred, which university to choose???<br />So, thank to god I somehow find out that there is a one-year exchange student from Korea. I got her number and we made an appointment to meet. She was really nice and very friendly to me, she explained me whole system of education in Korea, and she really helped me with choice. I showed her the list of universities, and she looked through it carefully and then she said: “Sungkyunkwan University”!!! Hmm….I was really wondering why the Sungkyunkwan University??? She started to explain me the reason and the perspectives and opportunities that this university can provide. I found out from her that Sungkynkwan University is one of the top Universities in South Korea. It is famous for its well-organized system of education and the main for its historic origin. I was really surprised that Sungkyunkwan University has been existing since 14th century, and it was found in 1398 year, and it is in the list of the oldest universities in the world coming after Harvard and Oxford Universities. Can you imagine??? It means that now it’s almost 600 years passed. The right word for describing it is - unique origin, and exactly this partial slogan now is used by university. Of course, at the beginning this university which had been found by royal decree was primarily addressed in studying Confucianism and it was the highest educational institute, and the name of University that was given and is still used means “an institution for building harmonious society of perfected human beings.” It sounds great, isn’t it??? I think this philosophy is what the university has achieved today.<br /><br />Nowadays, Sungkyunkwan University is one of the top of Korea Universities, and it’s developing day by day. As I understood many students attempt to enter this University in Korea, and its name is extending not only in East Asia countries but also among other foreign countries. Year by year more International students come to study in this university. Sungkyunkwan University built a great respect and value that the world of education in technology, medicine, business, and high degree of career professionalism today needs. After exploring such great source of information about this University, I finally decided which university to choose!<br /><br />I’m so excited, now I know that in few months I will be in Korea, and I will be studying at the university about which I heard so many incredible things. I’m wondering how it would be in the reality???<br /><br />Two weeks left to my leaving to Korea, and today I received mail from Korean guy, he is a member of International organization in University, called Hi-club! He said that he is my buddy, and he will coordinate and help me at any time when I need a help while staying in Korea. Also he said that he would like to be good friends, and he wrote in big letters “WELCOME TO KOREA, WELCOME TO SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY!!!” That was a big sign of fact that Korea is waiting for me! Ha-ha^^<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Let’s get start!</span></strong><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><br /><br /></span></strong>Today is 18th of February, my plain is landing. Oh God! That is indescribable feelings, I’m in Korea, and I’m in Seoul!!!<br />So, I passed check-in and now I’m going outside, the first thing that I saw was I big poster with my name carrying by Korean guy!!! Ha-ha, here I am! Saying him hello I saw his happy face and I’m sure my face was happy too…^^ </div><div align="justify"><br />My buddy is so nice and friendly; on the way to my dorm we were talking about everything, from who I am to what is economics condition in the world!<br />Yes! Finally we reached to the place where my school and dorm are located. I’m shocked, such a nice location! Streets so busy, so many people, so many restaurants and cafes, boutiques, convenient stores!!! That is great! It means that you will never feel bored living in such area!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Feel yourself as at home!!!<br /></span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipvRPj5qGt-YlFS9pXUvtcOiWczSvsXS2Aeamy3vFsmf_DGSq22nlq654J28tUUWbtUl-vDJRyuKqH1CFgO7DLC-dJmygNMCW7lQllRauloSDN8XnL-DM-5zG5a-MADALInArhzULjPg/s1600-h/global_7_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197530055924217890" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipvRPj5qGt-YlFS9pXUvtcOiWczSvsXS2Aeamy3vFsmf_DGSq22nlq654J28tUUWbtUl-vDJRyuKqH1CFgO7DLC-dJmygNMCW7lQllRauloSDN8XnL-DM-5zG5a-MADALInArhzULjPg/s200/global_7_2.jpg" border="0" /></a>I see the dorm, it is written “International House”! The first thing that came to my mind is that it means that only International people live here, and I will find a lot of friends from all over the world!!!<br />So, what do you think I saw inside? First of all there was a really kind and helpful doorkeeper, who welcomed me and tried to registrar me as soon as possible, understanding that I must be tired from such a long trip and I need to have a rest! Looking around, I saw very nice lobby, so clean and so modern, and one thing that made me surprised, there was a big ping-pong table! Wow, it means here you can do some free exercising! Then you go further and you see a big rest room. It is very nice place to meet with your foreign friends in evening and discuss with a cup of tea how your day was. Also, there are three computers, that have access to internet, and you can use it whenever you want. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70a6ioipEbrv-Hh97llH3_Ap57yT1Atjyy0Kh9x9mcJCIt9BouS04EEocStpb_bCbTr6aRun2TxmBwbWKffhgMY7OJuzmESFnN0un_gbdEVj_5FmHJ7Z_HCYt2lMS2yb-VQ3fUS7-YTU/s1600-h/global_7_3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197530708759246898" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70a6ioipEbrv-Hh97llH3_Ap57yT1Atjyy0Kh9x9mcJCIt9BouS04EEocStpb_bCbTr6aRun2TxmBwbWKffhgMY7OJuzmESFnN0un_gbdEVj_5FmHJ7Z_HCYt2lMS2yb-VQ3fUS7-YTU/s200/global_7_3.jpg" border="0" /></a>Actually, when I first entered this room, I felt myself as at home; it is like being in your own house, with sofas, and even TV. And there is a cabled TV, you can watch some movies and different TV shows in English, as well as in Korean, if you want to learn it in this way. I think there is no limits what can you do in this rest room; you even can invite your Korean or other friends, and have some nice dinner with them. Yeah, finally we reached to one of the most important point that the dorm provides, it is a big kitchen room. It’s really modernized with all necessary facilities and tools. There are many refrigerators where you can keep you foods, oven, cookers, and microwaves, in short, everything that you need for cooking you can find here.<br />So, now I’m going to my room. Wow!!!! That’s great; my room is so big, clean and light. There is special desk with desk lamp, and book shelves, very good condition to study. Big bed, with prepared pillows, shits and blanket. Balcony, bathroom, everything looks very nice.</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSUG96ENyPBHd2IQoRg8jY7Sf5fBD-wKSEZ0NsgtNbEnI1Oz54bPeMoqz9A5pIqzaaMtqMY4taB965OEYcdsbpcn66y2XsdD-vyD5MvcLxnKjF1ZDecmJvGgl2D_vAH31sLUYbep6iGI/s1600-h/global_7_4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197531069536499778" style="width: 165px; height: 139px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSUG96ENyPBHd2IQoRg8jY7Sf5fBD-wKSEZ0NsgtNbEnI1Oz54bPeMoqz9A5pIqzaaMtqMY4taB965OEYcdsbpcn66y2XsdD-vyD5MvcLxnKjF1ZDecmJvGgl2D_vAH31sLUYbep6iGI/s200/global_7_4.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="164" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfqvwFb_whSkkWNdAgIr8hSy6d_uNlaVQewvsrOy0s3OW0cJHObmyqPfkiZzvidG-eK2-Cs4hfFKHp9HshRVpu1TQSb5EAH_xCRhRL6zc76ai9Bx0e-FBJqGd66XvUK5bpc5_fPsq-I0/s1600-h/global_7_5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197531168320747602" style="width: 164px; height: 140px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfqvwFb_whSkkWNdAgIr8hSy6d_uNlaVQewvsrOy0s3OW0cJHObmyqPfkiZzvidG-eK2-Cs4hfFKHp9HshRVpu1TQSb5EAH_xCRhRL6zc76ai9Bx0e-FBJqGd66XvUK5bpc5_fPsq-I0/s200/global_7_5.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="164" /></a> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Studying in SKKU.<br /></span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UG7Ep10hm1F4zqmmEZE6N1fsJpuJuPK2o10ErrZQZQ-kKRE_ZxCZwVQ0-0ZD3ULNY3zXnagwH-RvPuJ8Wj04aO3IDWcRl6mUruMXOyD4jAXBvUaAUBXbUsAYDPy3yGjLVCQETZJ6xfA/s1600-h/Logo_Skku(1).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197515405790770994" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UG7Ep10hm1F4zqmmEZE6N1fsJpuJuPK2o10ErrZQZQ-kKRE_ZxCZwVQ0-0ZD3ULNY3zXnagwH-RvPuJ8Wj04aO3IDWcRl6mUruMXOyD4jAXBvUaAUBXbUsAYDPy3yGjLVCQETZJ6xfA/s200/Logo_Skku(1).jpg" border="0" /></a>Everything is perfect!!! Our school is so close to dorm, it takes me only 5 min to get there. The campus of school is very nice. Coming from the main gates, you can see historical buildings that were constructed at the time of Old Sungkyunkwan University. That makes you feel the real traditional spirit of Korean culture. You even can take a picture, because you are experiencing the great trace of history that was left since 600 years ago. Further, you can see different building halls that are divided by the departments, such as Business building, Economics, Law Building. The auditory in the buildings is very modernized and modified with last technological improvements that provide highly-leveled condition to get a good knowledge from professors during the class. The professors, who teach either in English or in Korean are all professionals in their subject area, they are all graduated from well known universities, with PhD degree. Each professor follow own systematical method of educational process, so that it makes students easily understand and catch the necessary material from each subject. Also, professors primarily focus on students, and I think it is really important, because only in this way students can feel their high importance in the class and therefore it makes the process of education more enjoyable and useful for students.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJHUb6q2OlxwRHwduMmPWJqoEmbgZ4jh3g5Tu8k6HSIVHLg0Lnw7rN-OmV9TR5QPtnSOdFeIbXQir0RqM6dfSXC_hR0GvAMvme5BdrkPjHJBA5O0XEnIc_Je3CLaGTX04fay2YwSPmnE/s1600-h/watermark_mu5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197516170294949698" style="width: 179px; height: 174px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJHUb6q2OlxwRHwduMmPWJqoEmbgZ4jh3g5Tu8k6HSIVHLg0Lnw7rN-OmV9TR5QPtnSOdFeIbXQir0RqM6dfSXC_hR0GvAMvme5BdrkPjHJBA5O0XEnIc_Je3CLaGTX04fay2YwSPmnE/s200/watermark_mu5.jpg" border="0" width="418" height="141" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNNpuCa3ECxLcP7xxi403KLySpsqKpt_TlCAidloOxKyKAT9cP71djFlk9n1NWVBIHyEqrkBxsC7rxzTJKMr-j79nh32Qmk-css6VDuzgulqh6Er4c7azvGQr12jrEfLfWuKxqE3_HiU/s1600-h/%C3%AB%C2%AA%E2%80%A6%C3%AB%C2%A5%C5%93%C3%AB%E2%80%B9%C2%B9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197518627016243026" style="width: 176px; 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height: 127px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6j7mQEkSZ4rj2La5eVZCdZT1f7IeV3_IRRb8yQKjahQpohaW_rJnxe9ksHvGDnfrs-JMHUyRg07iN4aD-99RfnQISgDY-t3xvnBhzuyPiAgEfzUuEaoms6PSBzRJzUHIFOSQD9K0PT2E/s200/21.jpg" border="0" width="211" height="141" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaefPFkCdj0TvvNJV_j0B7k0q-0e-zjc8rcuHZR7PoDMhrtfV2Jjaj7IlPRZSPf14YXBIUnhaqA_2RZ9UFkcBq7G6Q69kPmyWftnmuJg-8v5IIAVCmn1dsbGlAO8AVk6ZTyXNeXzwO1w4/s1600-h/16.jpg"></a><div><br /></div><div align="justify">One of the important points for making your studying process progressively is the Central Library in SKKU. This library is really good place to study and it is very big. Wireless Internet is everywhere, but if you don’t have a laptop, it’s not a problem, because everywhere in campus you can find a computer and use it. Library divided in different reading halls, so if you want to search for specific sources of information, you can easily orientate by looking at different sections in which a variety of books are provided. One more important thing about library, during examination period, it works 24 hours. So, if you feel that in library it is more convenient to study, and you are short of time to prepare for each subject during the day, you just can easily go there and prepare until you finish. In library there is also good place to have a rest. If you are tired from studying and you want to take a break, on the first floor you will find a nice place for having a rest and meeting with friends.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5z92VMe9y8RjLiJOMg7T16N3Ezrv8kj_GyxKskhyphenhyphen702UQe2Co_Tpm_ydy5ek_iNn4qxPVJER3fuSAsKZ5XPzq7Izi7sLkEvpBT8E6ux5Xqmm8YOid5LMih2clcQJeQOkIaArCXlhHBU/s1600-h/22.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197524803179214834" style="width: 168px; height: 152px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5z92VMe9y8RjLiJOMg7T16N3Ezrv8kj_GyxKskhyphenhyphen702UQe2Co_Tpm_ydy5ek_iNn4qxPVJER3fuSAsKZ5XPzq7Izi7sLkEvpBT8E6ux5Xqmm8YOid5LMih2clcQJeQOkIaArCXlhHBU/s200/22.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="152" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFt4A94S9x5Ung-tAcjSyMn69vxLcjcuPYXtBAvbZ0HKTpwSrkLIUjrTvzNt0FJQxUL9pzZX2JjNwInaKDVRfnjWIRN68H9Zl3hTBy_DAKH1nJPODRMMbhReW4xHrtYcoi7gBoUGTQD8s/s1600-h/23.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197525739482085378" style="width: 178px; height: 153px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFt4A94S9x5Ung-tAcjSyMn69vxLcjcuPYXtBAvbZ0HKTpwSrkLIUjrTvzNt0FJQxUL9pzZX2JjNwInaKDVRfnjWIRN68H9Zl3hTBy_DAKH1nJPODRMMbhReW4xHrtYcoi7gBoUGTQD8s/s200/23.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="150" /></a><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-VC4QmarMDFMHocJHnLMkp_IkGzKFJCaKzdHOIlCEFvcV7vxZFrU4DSDVniltb3KhAwZrel-8ExUH35EbSVBqXxg6HOiiyXoNenkWD3vHJtlV_71HVUATlm1gorX-yTb15x9BsrBwXac/s1600-h/24.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197526993612535826" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 144px; height: 95px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-VC4QmarMDFMHocJHnLMkp_IkGzKFJCaKzdHOIlCEFvcV7vxZFrU4DSDVniltb3KhAwZrel-8ExUH35EbSVBqXxg6HOiiyXoNenkWD3vHJtlV_71HVUATlm1gorX-yTb15x9BsrBwXac/s200/24.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="158" /></a>Of course, one of important thing that we should take care about is having a meal during you busy day in school. In campus there are so many canteens and convenient stores where you can have a good meal, so then you will fill yourself with energy and will be able to continue to study. But also as we know, our campus is located in the center of Seoul, so that there are a lot of places around, where you can have a delicious traditional food as well as try other cousines.</div><div align="justify"><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Perfect location!</span></strong><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><br /><br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WkjEG-r0inglwFNh5qKA3niR89GP1bmEvktIsKFpOx9C9tt5wUukER9_gnMhZEMDBV58rZBZeZLm4KKZCl1vG3FIEkeeHuwBBFbe3zEWjOLSzRF8UciYfC_ihyphenhyphenFE03qcpcHNC4RIUGk/s1600-h/korea-seoul-nightlife.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197536648699017378" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 189px; height: 210px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WkjEG-r0inglwFNh5qKA3niR89GP1bmEvktIsKFpOx9C9tt5wUukER9_gnMhZEMDBV58rZBZeZLm4KKZCl1vG3FIEkeeHuwBBFbe3zEWjOLSzRF8UciYfC_ihyphenhyphenFE03qcpcHNC4RIUGk/s200/korea-seoul-nightlife.jpg" border="0" width="152" height="210" /></a>Actually I don’t afraid to repeat that the location of university and dorm is perfect. Everything that you need you just can find here without any effort. The Seoul has a big Metropolitan Subway and it is one of the most heavily used rapid transit systems in the world, with well over 8 million trips daily on the system's ten lines, and number of stations is more than 260. At the beginning I was really afraid of getting lost to go somewhere by subway, but then I realized that everything is well-organized in subway stations, so that you will never get lost and you will find the right direction easily. The nearest station to dorm and school is called Hyewha station, and it takes only 5 min to get there. There are also many bus stops near the school. So it means that in order to visit different places in Seoul, and just look around you can take either a bus, or subway without any difficulties. Of course, the taxi is also available, so that if you are late taking a bus or subway, usually this time is midnight, you can just take a taxi.<br />Sightseeing in Seoul.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvVf1NYaT2ABrhUeJPOB8h4nstHnYu-5zcHzJJ5QrfP_SbO-MZGDa4r1P2dM9I5TquHeb4got-K7gj669u874KDZfbSg6rSVLPQMEucoJHHbrvKKImDiku8SaXrU9ZGhyphenhyphengT340x4R8ZE/s1600-h/seoul.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197537185569929394" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 215px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvVf1NYaT2ABrhUeJPOB8h4nstHnYu-5zcHzJJ5QrfP_SbO-MZGDa4r1P2dM9I5TquHeb4got-K7gj669u874KDZfbSg6rSVLPQMEucoJHHbrvKKImDiku8SaXrU9ZGhyphenhyphengT340x4R8ZE/s200/seoul.jpg" border="0" width="232" height="132" /></a>Seoul is a great city! It has so many places which you can visit and you definitely will remember them for whole life. It is really rich city with cultural and traditional places, so that it makes modernized Seoul more attractive, because it combines the two epochs of history, new century of rapid developing technology and early centuries of historical events and traditional way of living of Korean nation.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJdC_UNUo8zfKEVwiVKZ0rp1HIH58J_Hef2zCZqo8HF2n4Nvdii79r0-eePdCyufJ9U_lg6ThXb45DDrJSD2X3wvRdB6nhmUdaQ1R-lVLDZX9t08JV4vjBv6irKJ87R3S9Pkgx8Pt_cE/s1600-h/Seoul_Namdaemun_gate_at_night.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197537434678032578" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 222px; height: 149px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJdC_UNUo8zfKEVwiVKZ0rp1HIH58J_Hef2zCZqo8HF2n4Nvdii79r0-eePdCyufJ9U_lg6ThXb45DDrJSD2X3wvRdB6nhmUdaQ1R-lVLDZX9t08JV4vjBv6irKJ87R3S9Pkgx8Pt_cE/s200/Seoul_Namdaemun_gate_at_night.jpg" border="0" width="222" height="133" /></a> One of the most memorable places for me in Seoul was a Namsan tower. This tower is built on the top of mountain, so that this tower is seen from each side of Seoul. There is a wonderful view on the city with skyscrapers buildings, and it is really romantic especially in night^^, when a lot of lights of night Seoul spread in front of your eyes. Also, this place is famous for couples, who believe and wish for internal love, by putting locks with their names to gates in form of <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVI02Qg0ZaVbc4muMFxdIhHQ0E7do3wB7a0QBiU_g-NouEtnseGVqZUN3o0o0gbAK44qacrLv21P7f6ieAqA6HfgJDcAItUTuIV6uzzsKcGhjS5A-qQ8J5C4moFtAxzw6Ay80PXlZ3M8/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197539577866713330" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVI02Qg0ZaVbc4muMFxdIhHQ0E7do3wB7a0QBiU_g-NouEtnseGVqZUN3o0o0gbAK44qacrLv21P7f6ieAqA6HfgJDcAItUTuIV6uzzsKcGhjS5A-qQ8J5C4moFtAxzw6Ay80PXlZ3M8/s200/2.jpg" border="0" /></a>heart. Another place in Seoul, that is really impressed me is a traditional house village, this is a right place especially when you really want to experience the traditional spirit of Korean culture. There you will see a gorgeous park that is full of perfect places to be close to nature, and there you even can have a small picnic with your friends lying on the grass and enjoying the life! Also, there you will find a traditional Korean houses that made of wood and inside of them you can find a different types of handcrafts that represent the symbols in Korean traditional culture. Also, Seoul is rich with it historical palaces. One of them is Changdeokgung Palace.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhuckBLmGOnn2Snodk7nDW3Erb_Kx9CdwdpgcsRqRpaXPxzqFMTomuXKEUipN0l28gsCOe-GkFeIzpXGgfUkC6AlmpUfHO8XKaQvF3Pr4yePyR1Uz6XGzJA0s1VtnY3dExa6j0989Y8o/s1600-h/seoul_photo02.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197539479082465506" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 194px; height: 167px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhuckBLmGOnn2Snodk7nDW3Erb_Kx9CdwdpgcsRqRpaXPxzqFMTomuXKEUipN0l28gsCOe-GkFeIzpXGgfUkC6AlmpUfHO8XKaQvF3Pr4yePyR1Uz6XGzJA0s1VtnY3dExa6j0989Y8o/s200/seoul_photo02.gif" border="0" width="194" height="187" /></a> This palace is famous with its ancient architecture that represents the magnificent history with enormous events that occurred to ancient Korea.<br />When I were walking along this palace, I felt the real power of Empire epoch which made me so excited, and the air that you breath make you feel the harmony of prosperity that was definitely build by ancient Korean society. Along with these incredible places, you can go to the river that is in Central Seoul; there you will find many entertainment centers, restaurants, and parks and it is the place where you can spend and enjoy your time having a fun with your friends.<br />What about the most popular shopping areas in Seoul? I think it is one of the most important part while being in foreign country!:) Well, I think that Seoul is the best city with shopping in the world! The most popular shopping areas in Seoul are: Myongdong and Dongdeamun Stadium. These places are the most adorable for people who are crazy about shopping. Especially for me^^. There is a big busy district that is always full of people, and the shopping malls is everywhere, you can find here whatever you want and buy it, so many<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOHOMD79MNLK4lcDbx5I-tOShrTjDGKWGId7rFb7eWy90jE1-94GdYObahfNtBvFuTmUt64KzBmpw9Rc3Ut9kKONwnRLdHNwoaTsTpmD5IEhRhgGLfWxVx9MifW49DaYsjqRzzKamEKk/s1600-h/Seoul_Myeondong_night.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197540853472000258" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 165px; height: 190px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOHOMD79MNLK4lcDbx5I-tOShrTjDGKWGId7rFb7eWy90jE1-94GdYObahfNtBvFuTmUt64KzBmpw9Rc3Ut9kKONwnRLdHNwoaTsTpmD5IEhRhgGLfWxVx9MifW49DaYsjqRzzKamEKk/s200/Seoul_Myeondong_night.jpg" border="0" width="165" height="200" /></a> cafes and restaurants around, entertainment centers, theaters, and I think it is even impossible to look through all of them in one day, you need to dedicate almost 2 or even 3 days! It sounds amazing, isn’t it?<br />Actually I think there are so many places in Seoul, so that it is even impossible to describe them at once in one page. Everything that you need is just take a map and go wherever you want, and don’t worry about whether is the right place to go or not, because I think that in South Korea, you will enjoy everything, starting from food to sightseeing. By the way, the most important thing that has left about sightseeing is that all places that I described above, are located near our school, and it will take no more than 3 subway stations to get there, what is more that the Changdeokgung palace is located in 5 minutes by walk from school, and again it proves the fact that our university and dorm has a perfect location for making your life enjoyable in Seoul.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><strong>Enjoy your food in Korea!<br /></strong></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgMD9dMmSivFb_Gwp-fAr2RzTLEclEcCTegipI87cGngxXkrBiAlH1n2CsXIj_SCR8cXOhMuCSlrXxCW6U2DZyTyb1qDXfOIpOfCPNF9JaK9DPnq5dA1MBGmrjtzX7Brt2DcNd_Qm5Nk/s1600-h/foodimg084_a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197542038882973970" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgMD9dMmSivFb_Gwp-fAr2RzTLEclEcCTegipI87cGngxXkrBiAlH1n2CsXIj_SCR8cXOhMuCSlrXxCW6U2DZyTyb1qDXfOIpOfCPNF9JaK9DPnq5dA1MBGmrjtzX7Brt2DcNd_Qm5Nk/s200/foodimg084_a.jpg" border="0" /></a>So, let’s talk about the Korean food and the places around the school where you can have a delicious meal. Actually, to be honest, before coming to Korea, I and my parents were worrying about food, because, we thought that every food in Korea is spicy and hot, so that it is impossible to have appropriate meal for people who don’t usually eat in every day life such kind of food. But I was wrong, the Korean food is not so spicy and furthermore I found that Korean food is really delicious. Everything that I tried was so good, that I even started to think about learning how to cook such food so that I can cook and eat it in my home country. You will always have a variety of dishes offered in menu. Almost each food contains the rice, seafood and different vegetables. When you order the specific food, you will always see different salads, soups, and sauces that will be brought along with your main menu choice. The most important thing that you should know is that all Korean food is really healthy and it contains a variety of different ingredients that our organism needs.<br /></div><div align="justify">As I already mentioned, there are a lot of places around campus and dorm, where you can have a meal. Also, there is a very famous area of cheap and delicious food near the school. It takes only 5 minutes to go down by stairs from Central library to Small Street that is full of cafes and buffets. Usually students go there, sometimes this street called “Meal students union,” ha-ha. Of course, there is not only Korean food that you can eat; there are a lot of places which offer you food of different cousine. Also, when you are lack of time, you just can go to fast food restaurants such as McDonalds and Burger House to fulfill your hanger fast and easy. But if you don’t want to go outside to eat, and want to stay at dorm just because of weather or something else, you can easily order the food, just make once a call and in 10 minutes you will be ready to enjoy your meal. I was really surprised by the delivery system in Seoul, it is so fast and convenient, and you even don’t need to put any effort except your one minute call. But if you good at cooking and you prefer to have own prepared food, you can easily do it remembering that there is a very good dormitory’s kitchen with all that kitchen stuff. Just buy some products from nearest supermarket and have own cooked meal.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><strong>People in Korea.<br /></strong></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-VLfkqnmj9EEPPb5Zl6mTrasSqv8WW2odjrRlRObk_JgKJgjTNtgDqIThgdxloNfYbPE6IuKGC-R52LsQQ77Ii15n8i0sLkAwIn66yPt72BzCoy3AADZT5JKc5p8Jc_qQSsC9MXUNRM/s1600-h/26.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197542747552577826" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-VLfkqnmj9EEPPb5Zl6mTrasSqv8WW2odjrRlRObk_JgKJgjTNtgDqIThgdxloNfYbPE6IuKGC-R52LsQQ77Ii15n8i0sLkAwIn66yPt72BzCoy3AADZT5JKc5p8Jc_qQSsC9MXUNRM/s200/26.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="150" /></a>Actually, I think that for international people the most important things along with food, sightseeing, and living condition in foreign country, it is also really important to adapt to country’s society that is sometimes hard and sometimes easy. What about Korea?<br />It’s known that any society consist of group of people, who is definitely play an important role in each person’s life, and that is right, everyone who is around me here play an important role in my life as well as I do in their lives. I think it is impossible to describe in words what kind of people they are, but you should feel it. Everyone here is so kind and friendly, at the same time so shy and modest. When you need some help, they will always support you and always try to do the best<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtOxmT3iYMrbG9qrS8GxWHwNEnTXxk5CItYsYDAcFKGF8BKWwQpGCORnqkiezC3siG8S-yBzhsajmQFIpULbn1Lh1IXTEchAw7Sf4EKut4NPB5vTeBZwmSyxZslzn9gOnFUEpIoBWozc/s1600-h/30.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197542936531138866" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 223px; height: 153px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtOxmT3iYMrbG9qrS8GxWHwNEnTXxk5CItYsYDAcFKGF8BKWwQpGCORnqkiezC3siG8S-yBzhsajmQFIpULbn1Lh1IXTEchAw7Sf4EKut4NPB5vTeBZwmSyxZslzn9gOnFUEpIoBWozc/s200/30.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="153" /></a> in order to make your life here so enjoyable. Whatever you want, whatever you need, just ask them, they will help you. For example, when classes started, I didn’t know anything, what is a school site to download the lectures, where I can buy books, where is the building in which class will be held, and etc. Of course, you can ask your Korean buddy, but what if your buddy is not taking the same classes as you, and he or she doesn’t know everything what is requirements of your specific class, however, you can easily ask anyone who is attending the same class as you, and be sure, there will be so many volunteers, who definitely will answer to your all questions, and who will always help you to do the best during the semester in this class! Korean people are <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1Ymx1Y4x91e41Be8iKnXyzKbt1u8PiumbuOtCViNR5i4uLkF0avLSPX80Eb0LLH5aC3fywJcgBM_8icXeU0pn_om4ELhI9heTzc6RKl1i6Q6KulBfuPTqgDFB3eOTAtQLyWEEhyphenhyphen74KM/s1600-h/International+students.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197543142689569090" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1Ymx1Y4x91e41Be8iKnXyzKbt1u8PiumbuOtCViNR5i4uLkF0avLSPX80Eb0LLH5aC3fywJcgBM_8icXeU0pn_om4ELhI9heTzc6RKl1i6Q6KulBfuPTqgDFB3eOTAtQLyWEEhyphenhyphen74KM/s200/International+students.jpg" border="0" /></a>really kind, and their hospitality to foreign people make you feel as in own home country. I easily found many friends, because it’s easy to communicate with them, they are open-minded and easy-going. We always study together as well as hanging out after the classes, having a dinner and going to entertainment centers to have a fun. It is really nice to have Korean friends, so that you can experience another culture and find from it something useful for you. In short, I think in Korea, and in SKKU you will not have any difficulties to find very good people who will be always around you, helping and just supporting you in everything.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><strong>SKKU</strong> – good chance, good knowledge, good friends! </span></span><br /><br /></div><div align="justify">I’m really happy that my choice was a Sungkyunkwan University! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPulceEHdVPf18AEN4_ln2aoK3QLURsD2XEOBzN_HiPDqhqVJn4iu6LL6KQQiq0NEo-LS2OuMlR4Y7x3TWtBhI4xGVkuu3-ujNc2ieUEg02q-3lBjVZ6F-DSN6h0-zegYjkB7IL2jrVNo/s1600-h/s.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197550173551032770" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 164px; height: 95px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPulceEHdVPf18AEN4_ln2aoK3QLURsD2XEOBzN_HiPDqhqVJn4iu6LL6KQQiq0NEo-LS2OuMlR4Y7x3TWtBhI4xGVkuu3-ujNc2ieUEg02q-3lBjVZ6F-DSN6h0-zegYjkB7IL2jrVNo/s320/s.jpg" border="0" width="164" height="106" /></a>Here, I found a lot of opportunities to improve and develop my personal qualities, to wide my <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKacG5G09RuPRgiwzuQT4LI5mYArLMBwGY7iDGNGGQ88n71MsAfWUVVfWXnzHkHuy049206TvaNiG1TvxSTj5-x8ubpGyfwHDNPmD5kqt8NAeKKZGGY7EFiQa5cZBkaxVVdHjGbikJpzU/s1600-h/64.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197546007432755570" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 108px; height: 106px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKacG5G09RuPRgiwzuQT4LI5mYArLMBwGY7iDGNGGQ88n71MsAfWUVVfWXnzHkHuy049206TvaNiG1TvxSTj5-x8ubpGyfwHDNPmD5kqt8NAeKKZGGY7EFiQa5cZBkaxVVdHjGbikJpzU/s200/64.jpg" border="0" width="158" height="108" /></a>knowledge about different cultures and their ways of living, to experience the great educational system that allows me to build a good background for career goals, and of course the last but not least important is to find good and loyal friends!!! The thing is that’s really true about the slogan of SKKU: Unique origin, unique future, and that is what I have today!<br /></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></strong> </div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I love SKKU! I love KOREA! </span></strong><br /></div><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nXuMAAkj0BFpASjmSLWvmiHihmVN8pkjUFX-ybUlAeNvc8csN0_AYxSF6yMJel7zwZpdsDqPnWAUkj1WtqT-_yqXmElp0b68sJeNz4XJiTAp4e5jHwO_kw7QvameX50AZtaWPL8F_h0/s1600-h/Flagbig.gif"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlnyMsgFuE0pt7Ot3ID6DAu14kZUCFPK1G-KJ7QeJc1m4wHEIUbUuOLbTmKT-iQcw6DvgPMKK4aTAiBfhVro8cI5pmD9pK5a5reVyH5dGOwBK1C4pQwFKb-21wi3tlv15dXpjGwUN2es/s1600-h/chem%20love.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197547081174579586" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 157px; height: 130px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlnyMsgFuE0pt7Ot3ID6DAu14kZUCFPK1G-KJ7QeJc1m4wHEIUbUuOLbTmKT-iQcw6DvgPMKK4aTAiBfhVro8cI5pmD9pK5a5reVyH5dGOwBK1C4pQwFKb-21wi3tlv15dXpjGwUN2es/s320/chem%2520love.jpg" border="0" width="320" height="254" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ez6W8oHPiSZKOvz1hmz4-z3ZaTjwphZt9U7eYGeVs_QANYIQZwQNtT8yFMLDgMbU05xFeO81L9n64OXkcXkE_tvy5FssODuPLUE8zLnwUK6wFSxQiH6A-U5mPmRZszIRAXnaU3Ollx0/s1600-h/6_1_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197547463426668946" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 186px; height: 141px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ez6W8oHPiSZKOvz1hmz4-z3ZaTjwphZt9U7eYGeVs_QANYIQZwQNtT8yFMLDgMbU05xFeO81L9n64OXkcXkE_tvy5FssODuPLUE8zLnwUK6wFSxQiH6A-U5mPmRZszIRAXnaU3Ollx0/s320/6_1_2.jpg" border="0" width="349" height="105" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLnepTFlUepc5cm9fNMvMq6CYdb2Xs1WupiUhRSnoWG4zm5zCTMHwphc1qMH7BRoblwH_GSyIydm_2HBaVAn_ReBRThHhT9vGMQ2nBwYLwD5R32uRWSnkGts8b8fHzW5jUTYbSR2SwL4/s1600-h/Flagbig.gif"></a></span></strong></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sabira Kashkimbayevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18091903908974245919noreply@blogger.com2